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.
REEDIFY
Etymology
Verb
reedify (third-person singular simple present reedifies, present participle reedifying, simple past and past participle reedified)
(transitive) To edify anew; to build again after destruction.
Anagrams
• dereify
Source: Wiktionary
Re*ëd"i*fy (r*d"*ff), v. t. Etym: [Pref. re- + edify: cf. F. ré\'82difier, L. reaedificare.]
Definition: To edify anew; to build again after destruction. [R.] Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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