In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
RETROFITTED
RETROFIT
retrofit
(verb) substitute new or modernized parts or equipment for older ones; “The laboratory retrofitted to meet the safety codes”
retrofit
(verb) fit in or on an existing structure, such as an older house; “The mansion was retrofitted with modern plumbing”
retrofit
(verb) provide with parts, devices, or equipment not available or in use at the time of the original manufacture; “They car companies retrofitted all the old models with new carburetors”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
retrofitted
simple past tense and past participle of retrofit
Adjective
retrofitted
fitted or installed at a later date
Source: Wiktionary
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ENDLESSLY
(adverb) (spatial sense) seeming to have no bounds; “the Nubian desert stretched out before them endlessly”
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