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.
MACHINATE
conspire, cabal, complot, conjure, machinate
(verb) engage in plotting or enter into a conspiracy, swear together; “They conspired to overthrow the government”
organize, organise, prepare, devise, get up, machinate
(verb) arrange by systematic planning and united effort; “machinate a plot”; “organize a strike”; “devise a plan to take over the director’s office”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
machinate (third-person singular simple present machinates, present participle machinating, simple past and past participle machinated)
(ambitransitive) To devise a plot or secret plan; to conspire.
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Source: Wiktionary
Mach"i*nate, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Machinated; p. pr. & vb. n. Machinating.] Etym: [L. machinatus, p. p. of machinari to devise, plot. See Machine.]
Definition: To plan; to contrive; esp., to form a scheme with the purpose of doing harm; to contrive artfully; to plot. "How long will you machinate!" Sandys.
Mach"i*nate, v. t.
Definition: To contrive, as a plot; to plot; as, to machinate evil.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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