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.
SOCIALISE
socialize, socialise
(verb) make conform to socialist ideas and philosophies; “Health care should be socialized!”
socialize, socialise
(verb) prepare for social life; “Children have to be socialized in school”
socialize, socialise
(verb) train for a social environment; “The children must be properly socialized”
socialize, socialise
(verb) take part in social activities; interact with others; “He never socializes with his colleagues”; “The old man hates to socialize”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
socialise (third-person singular simple present socialises, present participle socialising, simple past and past participle socialised)
Alternative form of socialize
Source: Wiktionary
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ACCURATE
(adjective) conforming exactly or almost exactly to fact or to a standard or performing with total accuracy; “an accurate reproduction”; “the accounting was accurate”; “accurate measurements”; “an accurate scale”
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