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.
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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