In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
PREVENES
Verb
prevenes
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of prevene
Source: Wiktionary
PREVENE
Pre*vene", v. t. & i. Etym: [F. prévenir, L. praevenire. See Prevent.]
Definition: To come before; to anticipate; hence, to hinder; to prevent. [Obs.] Philips.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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CATCH
(verb) grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of; “did you catch that allusion?”; “We caught something of his theory in the lecture”; “don’t catch your meaning”; “did you get it?”; “She didn’t get the joke”; “I just don’t get him”
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