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.
UNWRAP
unwrap, disclose, let on, bring out, reveal, discover, expose, divulge, break, give away, let out, uncover
(verb) make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret; “The auction house would not disclose the price at which the van Gogh had sold”; “The actress won’t reveal how old she is”; “bring out the truth”; “he broke the news to her”; “unwrap the evidence in the murder case”; “The newspaper uncovered the President’s illegal dealings”
unwrap, undo
(verb) remove the outer cover or wrapping of; “Let’s unwrap the gifts!”; “undo the parcel”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
unwrap (third-person singular simple present unwraps, present participle unwrapping, simple past and past participle unwrapped)
(transitive) To open or undo, as what is wrapped or folded.
(intransitive) To become unwrapped.
(transitive, computing) To remove word wrap from.
Anagrams
• unwarp
Source: Wiktionary
Un*wrap", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + wrap.]
Definition: To open or undo, as what is wrapped or folded. Chaucer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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