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.
RAMIFYING
Verb
ramifying
present participle of ramify
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RAMIFY
Ram"i*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ramified; p. pr. & vb. n. Ramifying.] Etym: [F. ramifier, LL. ramificare, fr. L. ramus a branch + -ficare (in comp.) to make. See -fy.]
Definition: To divide into branches or subdivisions; as, to ramify an art, subject, scheme.
Ram"i*fy, v. i.
1. To shoot, or divide, into branches or subdivisions, as the stem of a plant. When they [asparagus plants] . . . begin to ramify. Arbuthnot.
2. To be divided or subdivided, as a main subject.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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