Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
UNDERNOURISH
undernourish, malnourish
(verb) provide with insufficient quality or quantity of nourishment; “The stunted growth of these children shows that they are undernourished”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
undernourish (third-person singular simple present undernourishes, present participle undernourishing, simple past and past participle undernourished)
(transitive) To provide with insufficient nourishment.
Source: Wiktionary
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SUNGLASSES
(noun) (plural) spectacles that are darkened or polarized to protect the eyes from the glare of the sun; “he was wearing a pair of mirrored shades”
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