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.
ROUGHEN
roughen
(verb) make rough or rougher; “roughen the surfaces so they will stick to each other”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
roughen (third-person singular simple present roughens, present participle roughening, simple past and past participle roughened)
(transitive) To make rough.
(intransitive) To become rough.
Source: Wiktionary
Rough"en, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Roughened; p. pr. & vb. n. Roughening.] Etym: [From Rough.]
Definition: To make rough.
Rough"en, v. i.
Definition: To grow or become rough.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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