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.
PODZOLIZE
Etymology
Verb
podzolize (third-person singular simple present podzolizes, present participle podzolizing, simple past and past participle podzolized)
(transitive) To transform into podzol.
(intransitive) To become podzol.
Source: Wiktionary
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TEMPORIZE
(verb) draw out a discussion or process in order to gain time; “The speaker temporized in order to delay the vote”
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