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.
LIVEN
enliven, liven, liven up, invigorate, animate
(verb) make lively; “let’s liven up this room a bit”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Verb
liven (third-person singular simple present livens, present participle livening, simple past and past participle livened)
(ambitransitive) To cause to be more lively, or to become more lively.
Synonym: liven up
Etymology 2
Verb
liven
(obsolete) plural simple present of live
Anagrams
• Elvin, Levin, Nevil, V line, V-line, levin, v-line
Source: Wiktionary
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DIRECTIONALITY
(noun) the property of being directional or maintaining a direction; “the directionality of written English is from left to right”
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