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.
SUBLATING
Verb
sublating
present participle of sublate
Source: Wiktionary
SUBLATE
Sub"late, v. t. Etym: [From sublatus, used as p.p. of tollere to take away. See Tolerate.]
Definition: To take or carry away; to remove. [R.] E. Hall.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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