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.
SENESCE
senesce, age, get on, mature, maturate
(verb) grow old or older; “She aged gracefully”; “we age every day--what a depressing thought!”; “Young men senesce”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
senesce (third-person singular simple present senesces, present participle senescing, simple past and past participle senesced)
To grow older; to reach maturity.
Synonyms
• age, grow up; see also to age
Anagrams
• essence
Source: Wiktionary
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BRIGHT
(adjective) made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow; “bright silver candlesticks”; “a burnished brass knocker”; “she brushed her hair until it fell in lustrous auburn waves”; “rows of shining glasses”; “shiny black patents”
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