In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
RELIVE
relive, live over
(verb) experience again, often in the imagination; “He relived the horrors of war”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
relive (third-person singular simple present relives, present participle reliving, simple past and past participle relived)
(transitive) To experience (something) again; to live over again. [from 18th c.]
(obsolete, transitive) To bring back to life; to revive, resuscitate. [16th-17th c.]
(intransitive) To come back to life.
Anagrams
• eviler, levier, liever, revile, veiler
Source: Wiktionary
Re*live" (r-lv"), v. i.
Definition: To live again; to revive.
Re*live", v. t.
Definition: To recall to life; to revive. [Obs.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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