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.
TERGIVERSATING
Verb
tergiversating
present participle of tergiversate
Source: Wiktionary
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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