Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.
INSTIGATE
prompt, inspire, instigate
(verb) serve as the inciting cause of; “She prompted me to call my relatives”
incite, instigate, set off, stir up
(verb) provoke or stir up; “incite a riot”; “set off great unrest among the people”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
instigate (third-person singular simple present instigates, present participle instigating, simple past and past participle instigated)
(transitive) to incite; to bring about by urging or encouraging
(transitive) to goad or urge (a person) forward, especially to wicked actions; to provoke
Synonyms: animate, encourage, impel, incite, provoke, spur, stimulate, tempt, urge
Antonyms: halt, prevent, stop
Source: Wiktionary
In"sti*gate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Instigated; p. pr. & vb. n. Instigating.] Etym: [L. instigatus, p. p. of instigare to instigate; pref. in- in + a root akin to G. stechen to prick, E. stick. See Stick.]
Definition: To goad or urge forward; to set on; to provoke; to incite; -- used chiefly with reference to evil actions; as to instigate one to a crime. He hath only instigated his blackest agents to the very extent of their malignity. Bp. Warburton.
Syn.
– To stimulate; urge; spur; provoke; tempt; incite; impel; encourage; animate.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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