Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
VERIFIES
Verb
verifies
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of verify
Source: Wiktionary
VERIFY
Ver"i*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Verified; p. pr. & vb. n. Verifying.] Etym: [F. vérifier, LL. verificare, from L. verus true + -ficare to make. See Very, and -fy.]
1. To prove to be true or correct; to establish the truth of; to confirm; to substantiate. This is verified by a number of examples. Bacon. So shalt thou best fulfill, best verify. The prophets old, who sung thy endless reign. Milton.
2. To confirm or establish the authenticity of by examination or competent evidence; to authenciate; as, to verify a written statement; to verify an account, a pleading, or the like. To verify our title with their lives. Shak.
3. To maintain; to affirm; to support. [Obs.] Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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UNINFORMATIVELY
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