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.
ITALICIZE
italicize, italicise
(verb) print in italics
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
italicize (third-person singular simple present italicizes, present participle italicizing, simple past and past participle italicized) (transitive)
(typography) To put into italics.
(figuratively) To emphasize.
Source: Wiktionary
I*tal"i*cize, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Italicized; p. pr. & vb. n. Italicizing.]
Definition: To print in Italic characters; to underline written letters or words with a single line; as, to Italicize a word; Italicizes too much.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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