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.
REVIVIFICATE
Re`vi*vif"i*cate, v. t. Etym: [Pref. re- + vivificate: cf. L. revivificare, revivificatum. Cf. Revivify.]
Definition: To revive; to recall or restore to life. [R.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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