The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
NATURALISE
domesticate, cultivate, naturalize, naturalise, tame
(verb) adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment; “domesticate oats”; “tame the soil”
naturalize, naturalise
(verb) make into a citizen; “The French family was naturalized last year”
naturalize, naturalise
(verb) make more natural or lifelike
naturalize, naturalise
(verb) adopt to another place; “The stories had become naturalized into an American setting”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
naturalise (third-person singular simple present naturalises, present participle naturalising, simple past and past participle naturalised)
Alternative spelling of naturalize
Anagrams
• australine, laurestina
Source: Wiktionary
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BRIGHT
(adjective) made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow; “bright silver candlesticks”; “a burnished brass knocker”; “she brushed her hair until it fell in lustrous auburn waves”; “rows of shining glasses”; “shiny black patents”
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