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.
MATURATES
Verb
maturates
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of maturate
Source: Wiktionary
MATURATE
Mat"u*rate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Maturated; p. pr. & vb. n. Maturating.] Etym: [L. maturatus, p. p. of maturare to make ripe, fr. maturus ripe, mature. See Mature, v. & a.]
1. To bring to ripeness or maturity; to ripen. A tree may be maturated artificially. Fuller.
2. To promote the perfect suppuration of (an abscess).
Mat"u*rate, v. i.
Definition: To ripen; to become mature; specif
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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