In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
RAPTURIZE
Etymology
Verb
rapturize (third-person singular simple present rapturizes, present participle rapturizing, simple past and past participle rapturized)
(transitive) To put in a state of rapture.
(intransitive) To enter a state of rapture.
Source: Wiktionary
Rap"tur*ize, v. i. & i.
Definition: To put, or be put, in a state of rapture. [R.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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