In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
REDEFINE
redefine
(verb) give a new or different definition of (a word)
redefine
(verb) give a new or different definition to; “She redefined his duties”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
redefine (third-person singular simple present redefines, present participle redefining, simple past and past participle redefined)
(transitive) To define again or differently.
(transitive) To give a new or different definition to (a word).
(transitive, computing) To define an area of storage, that has already been defined, in a different manner, e.g. changing it from textual to numeric.
Anagrams
• fineered, need-fire, needfire
Source: Wiktionary
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