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.
SMARTEN
Etymology
Verb
smarten (third-person singular simple present smartens, present participle smartening, simple past and past participle smartened)
(transitive) To make smarter in appearance; to refurbish or spruce up.
(transitive) To increase the speed of (one's travel on foot, etc.).
(transitive) To augment with computer technology.
Synonym: computerize
Anagrams
• Arments, artsmen, martens, raments, sarment, starmen
Source: Wiktionary
Smart"en, v. t.
Definition: To make smart or spruce; -- usually with up. [Colloq.] She had to go and smarten herself up somewhat. W. Black.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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