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.
IMPETRATE
Etymology
Verb
impetrate (third-person singular simple present impetrates, present participle impetrating, simple past and past participle impetrated)
(transitive) To obtain by asking; to procure upon request.
(transitive) To ask for; to demand.
Adjective
impetrate
(obsolete) obtained by entreaty
Source: Wiktionary
Im"pe*trate, a. Etym: [L. impetratus, p. p. of impetrare to obtain; pref. im- in + patrare to bring to pass.]
Definition: Obtained by entreaty. [Obs.] Ld. Herbert.
Im"pe*trate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Impetrated; p. pr. & vb. n. Impetrating.]
Definition: To obtain by request or entreaty. Usher.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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