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.
OMITS
Verb
omits
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of omit
Anagrams
• Moist, moist
Source: Wiktionary
OMIT
O*mit", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Omitted; p. pr. & vb. n. Omitting.] Etym: [L. omittere, omissum; ob (see Ob- + mittere to cause to go, let go, send. See Mission.]
1. To let go; to leave unmentioned; not to insert or name; to drop. These personal comparisons I omit. Bacon.
2. To pass by; to forbear or fail to perform or to make use of; to leave undone; to neglect. Her father omitted nothing in her education that might make her the most accomplished woman of her age. Addison.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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IMMOBILIZATION
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