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.
PROPOSING
Verb
proposing
present participle of propose
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Source: Wiktionary
PROPOSE
Pro*pose", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Proposed; p. pr. & vb. n. Proposing.] Etym: [F. proposer; pref. pro- (L. pro for, forward) + poser to place. See Pose, v.]
1. To set forth. [Obs.] That being proposed brimfull of wine, one scarce could lift it up. Chapman.
2. To offer for consideration, discussion, acceptance, or adoption; as, to propose terms of peace; to propose a question for discussion; to propose an alliance; to propose a person for office.
3. To set before one's self or others as a purpose formed; hence, to purpose; to intend. I propose to relate, in several volumes, the history of the people of New England. Palfrey. To propose to one's self, to intend; to design.
Pro*pose", v. i.
1. To speak; to converse. [Obs.] There shalt thou find my cousin Beatrice, Proposing with the prince and Claudio. Shak.
2. To form or declare a purpose or intention; to lay a scheme; to design; as, man proposes, but God disposes.
3. To offer one's self in marriage.
Pro*pose", n. Etym: [F. propos, L. propositum. See Propound, Purpose, n.]
Definition: Talk; discourse. [Obs.] Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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