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.
INNERVATE
innervate
(verb) stimulate to action; “innervate a muscle or a nerve”
innervate
(verb) supply nerves to (some organ or body part)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
innervate (third-person singular simple present innervates, present participle innervating, simple past and past participle innervated)
To supply (part of the body) with nerves.
synonym of innerve
Source: Wiktionary
In*ner"vate, v. t. Etym: [See Innerve.] (Anat.)
Definition: To supply with nerves; as, the heart is innervated by pneumogastric and sympathetic branches.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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