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.
UNCIPHER
Etymology
Verb
uncipher (third-person singular simple present unciphers, present participle unciphering, simple past and past participle unciphered)
(obsolete, transitive) To decode or decipher.
Synonyms
• construe, crack, decipher, decode, disentangle, do, explain, figure out, interpret, read, riddle, solve, translate, unfold, unravel, unscramble, untangle
Antonyms
• encipher
Anagrams
• punchier
Source: Wiktionary
Un*ci"pher, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + cipher.]
Definition: To decipher; as, to uncipher a letter. [Obs.] Sir W. Temple.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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