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.
UNAPPROPRIATING
Verb
unappropriating
present participle of unappropriate
Source: Wiktionary
UNAPPROPRIATE
Un`ap*pro"pri*ate, a. Etym: [Pref. un- not + appropriate, a.]
1. Inappropriate; unsuitable.
2. Not appropriated. Bp. Warburton.
Un`ap*pro"pri*ate, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + appropriate, v. t.]
Definition: To take from private possession; to restore to the possession or right of all; as, to unappropriate a monopoly. [R.] Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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