Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.
TERGIVERSATED
Verb
tergiversated
simple past tense and past participle of tergiversate
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TERGIVERSATE
Ter"gi*ver*sate, v. i. Etym: [L. tergiversatus, p.p. of tergiversari to turn one's back, to shift; tergum back + versare, freq. of vertere to turn. See Verse.]
Definition: To shift; to practice evasion; to use subterfuges; to shuffle. [R.] Bailey.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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