In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
PUBLICIZE
publicize, publicise, air, bare
(verb) make public; “She aired her opinions on welfare”
advertise, publicize, advertize, publicise
(verb) call attention to; “Please don’t advertise the fact that he has AIDS”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
publicize (third-person singular simple present publicizes, present participle publicizing, simple past and past participle publicized)
(American spelling) Alternative spelling of publicise
Source: Wiktionary
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RESTITUTION
(noun) getting something back again; “upon the restitution of the book to its rightful owner the child was given a tongue lashing”
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