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.
OUTCROSS
Etymology
Noun
outcross (plural outcrosses)
a plant or animal produced by outcrossing
Antonyms
• incross
Verb
outcross (third-person singular simple present outcrosses, present participle outcrossing, simple past and past participle outcrossed)
(transitive) to crossbreed different strains of a plant or animal
Antonyms
• incross
• inbreed
Anagrams
• cross out
Source: Wiktionary
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21 May 2024
FUDGE
(verb) tamper, with the purpose of deception; “Fudge the figures”; “cook the books”; “falsify the data”
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