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.
LETHARGIZED
Verb
lethargized
simple past tense and past participle of lethargize
Source: Wiktionary
LETHARGIZE
Leth"ar*gize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Lethargized; p. pr. & vb. n. Lethargizing.]
Definition: To make lethargic. All bitters are poison, and act by stilling, and depressing, and lethargizing the irritability. Coleridge.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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