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.
VIVISECTED
Verb
vivisected
simple past tense and past participle of vivisect
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VIVISECT
Viv"i*sect`, v. t.
Definition: To perform vivisection upon; to dissect alive. [Colloq.] Pop. Sci. Monthly.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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