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.
POLARISE
polarize, polarise
(verb) become polarized in a conflict or contrasting situation
polarize, polarise
(verb) cause to concentrate about two conflicting or contrasting positions
polarize, polarise
(verb) cause to vibrate in a definite pattern; “polarize light waves”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
polarise (third-person singular simple present polarises, present participle polarising, simple past and past participle polarised)
Non-Oxford British standard spelling of polarize.
Anagrams
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HYPERICISM
(noun) a severe dermatitis of herbivorous domestic animals attributable to photosensitivity from eating Saint John’s wort
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