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.
NECROSE
necrose, gangrene, mortify, sphacelate
(verb) undergo necrosis; “the tissue around the wound necrosed”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
necrose (third-person singular simple present necroses, present participle necrosing, simple past and past participle necrosed)
(intransitive, pathology) To become necrotic.
Anagrams
• Cerones, Creones, encores, necroes, scornee
Source: Wiktionary
Ne*crose", v. t. & i. (Med.)
Definition: To affect with necrosis; to unergo necrosis. Quain.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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