Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.
REPRESS
repress
(verb) block the action of; “the process of repressing gene transcription”;
suppress, repress
(verb) put out of one’s consciousness
smother, stifle, strangle, muffle, repress
(verb) suppress in order to conceal or hide; “smother a yawn”; “muffle one’s anger”; “strangle a laugh”; “repress a cry of fear”
repress, quash, keep down, subdue, subjugate, reduce
(verb) put down by force or intimidation; “The government quashes any attempt of an uprising”; “China keeps down her dissidents very efficiently”; “The rich landowners subjugated the peasants working the land”
repress
(verb) impede or hinder the natural development or self-expression of
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Verb
repress (third-person singular simple present represses, present participle repressing, simple past and past participle repressed)
(transitive) To forcefully prevent an upheaval from developing further.
(transitive, by extension) To check; to keep back.
Synonyms
• (forcefully preventing an upheaval from developing): to crush; to quell; to subdue; to suppress
• (to keep back): to restrain; to hold back
Etymology 2
Verb
repress (third-person singular simple present represses, present participle repressing, simple past and past participle repressed)
To press again.
Noun
repress (plural represses)
A record pressed again; a repressing.
Anagrams
• Presser, presser
Source: Wiktionary
Re*press" (r-prs"), v. t. Etym: [Pref. re- + press.]
Definition: To press again.
Re*press" (r-prs"), v. t. Etym: [Pref. re- + press: cf. L. reprimere, repressum. Cf. Reprimand.]
1. To press back or down effectually; to crush down or out; to quell; to subdue; to supress; as, to repress sedition or rebellion; to repress the first risings of discontent.
2. Hence, to check; to restrain; to keep back. Desire of wine and all delicious drinks, . . . Thou couldst repress. Milton.
Syn.
– To crush; overpower; subdue; suppress; restrain; quell; curb; check.
Re*press", n.
Definition: The act of repressing. [Obs.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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SINCERE
(adjective) open and genuine; not deceitful; “he was a good man, decent and sincere”; “felt sincere regret that they were leaving”; “sincere friendship”
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