In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
UNITES
Verb
unites
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of unite
Anagrams
• Suiten, intuse, tenuis, unties
Source: Wiktionary
UNITE
U*nite", v. t. [imp. & p. p. United; p. pr. & vb. n. Uniting.] Etym: [L. unitus, p. p. of unire to unite, from unus one. See One.]
1. To put together so as to make one; to join, as two or more constituents, to form a whole; to combine; to connect; to join; to cause to adhere; as, to unite bricks by mortar; to unite iron bars by welding; to unite two armies.
2. Hence, to join by a legal or moral bond, as families by marriage, nations by treaty, men by opinions; to join in interest, affection, fellowship, or the like; to cause to agree; to harmonize; to associate; to attach. Under his great vicegerent reign abide, United as one individual soul. Milton. The king proposed nothing more than to unite his kingdom in one form of worship. Clarendon.
Syn.
– To add; join; annex; attach. See Add.
U*nite", v. i.
1. To become one; to be cemented or consolidated; to combine, as by adhesion or mixture; to coalesce; to grow together.
2. To join in an act; to concur; to act in concert; as, all parties united in signing the petition.
U*nite", a Etym: [L. unitus, p. p. See Unite, v. t.]
Definition: United; joint; as, unite consent. [Obs.] J. Webster.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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