The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.
munified
simple past tense and past participle of munify
Source: Wiktionary
Mu"ni*fy, v. t. & i. Etym: [See Munificate.]
Definition: To prepare for defense; to fortify. [Obs.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
5 November 2024
(verb) draw out a discussion or process in order to gain time; “The speaker temporized in order to delay the vote”
The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.