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.
PREPONE
Etymology
Verb
prepone (third-person singular simple present prepones, present participle preponing, simple past and past participle preponed)
(India) To reschedule to a time earlier than the current scheduled time.
Synonyms: advance, bring forward, hasten, antedate, expedite
Antonym: postpone
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• propene
Source: Wiktionary
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