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.
RADICATES
Verb
radicates
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of radicate
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RADICATE
Rad"i*cate, a. Etym: [L. radicatus, p. p. of radicari to take root, fr. radix. See Radix.]
Definition: Radicated.
Rad"i*cate, v. i.
Definition: To take root; to become rooted. Evelyn.
Rad"i*cate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Radicated; p. pr. & vb. n. Radicating.]
Definition: To cause to take root; to plant deeply and firmly; to root. Time should . . . rather confirm and radicate in us the remembrance of God's goodness. Barrow.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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