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.
LEGITIMATIZING
Verb
legitimatizing
present participle of legitimatize
Source: Wiktionary
LEGITIMATIZE
Le*git"i*ma*tize, v. t.
Definition: To legitimate.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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