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.
TEPEFY
Etymology
Verb
tepefy (third-person singular simple present tepefies, present participle tepefying, simple past and past participle tepefied)
(transitive) To cause to become tepid
(intransitive) To become tepid
Source: Wiktionary
Tep"e*fy, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Tepefied; p. pr. & vb. n. Tepefying.] Etym: [L. tepere to be tepid + -fy; cf. L. tepefacere. See Tepid.]
Definition: To make or become tepid, or moderately warm. Goldsmith.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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