Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
REWIRE
rewire
(verb) provide with new wiring; “the university rewired the dormitories when most students brought computers and television sets”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
rewire (third-person singular simple present rewires, present participle rewiring, simple past and past participle rewired)
To replace or reconnect the wires of a device or installation.
To change the functionality of something by altering the parameters or logic.
Source: Wiktionary
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ANALYSIS
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
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