In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.
IMMATERIALIZING
Verb
immaterializing
present participle of immaterialize
Source: Wiktionary
IMMATERIALIZE
Im`ma*te"ri*al*ize, v. t. Etym: [Cf. F. immatérialiser.]
Definition: To render immaterial or incorporeal. Immateralized spirits. Glanvill.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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