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.
BEHOVE
behoove, behove
(verb) be appropriate or necessary; “It behooves us to reflect on this matter”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
behove (third-person singular simple present behoves, present participle behoving, simple past and past participle behoved)
(transitive, formal) To befit, to suit.
(transitive, formal) To be necessary for (someone).
(transitive, formal) To be in the best interest of; to benefit.
(intransitive, formal) To be needful, meet or becoming.
Source: Wiktionary
Be*hove", v.
Definition: , and derivatives. See Behoove, & c.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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DOOMED
(adjective) marked by or promising bad fortune; “their business venture was doomed from the start”; “an ill-fated business venture”; “an ill-starred romance”; “the unlucky prisoner was again put in irons”- W.H.Prescott
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