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.
NATIONALIZES
Verb
nationalizes
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of nationalize
Source: Wiktionary
NATIONALIZE
Na"tion*al*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Nationalized; p. pr. & vb. n. Nationalizing.] Etym: [Cf. F. nationaliser.]
Definition: To make national; to make a nation of; to endow with the character and habits of a nation, or the peculiar sentiments and attachment of citizens of a nation.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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