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.
POLARIZED
Adjective
polarized (comparative more polarized, superlative most polarized)
(US) Having a distinctive polarization.
(US) Of a group or situation, being at two or more extremes.
Verb
polarized
simple past tense and past participle of polarize
Source: Wiktionary
POLARIZE
Po"lar*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Polarized; p. pr. & vb. n. Polarizing.] Etym: [Cf. F. polariser.]
Definition: To communicate polarity to.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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TRANSPOSITION
(noun) (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards
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