In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
OUTSOURCE
outsource
(verb) obtain goods or services from an outside supplier; to contract work out; “Many companies outsource and hire consultants in order to maintain a flexible workforce”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
outsource (third-person singular simple present outsources, present participle outsourcing, simple past and past participle outsourced)
(chiefly, US, business, management) To transfer the management and/or day-to-day execution of a business function to a third-party service provider.
Synonyms
• farm out, subcontract
Anagrams
• courteous
Source: Wiktionary
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SYNCRETISM
(noun) the fusion of originally different inflected forms (resulting in a reduction in the use of inflections)
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