Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
PARALYSE
paralyze, paralyse
(verb) cause to be paralyzed and immobile; “The poison paralyzed him”; “Fear paralyzed her”
paralyze, paralyse
(verb) make powerless and unable to function; “The bureaucracy paralyzes the entire operation”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
paralyse (third-person singular simple present paralyses, present participle paralysing, simple past and past participle paralysed)
(transitive) To afflict with paralysis.
(transitive) To make unable to move; to immobilize.
(transitive) To make unable to function properly.
Source: Wiktionary
Par"a*lyse, v. t.
Definition: Same as Paralyze.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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