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.
CATAPULTED
Verb
catapulted
simple past tense and past participle of catapult
Source: Wiktionary
CATAPULT
Cat"a*pult, n. Etym: [L. catapulta, Gr.
1. (Mil. Antiq.)
Definition: An engine somewhat resembling a massive crossbow, used by the ancient Greeks and Romans for throwing stones, arrows, spears, etc.
2. A forked stick with elasti band for throwing small stones, etc.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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SYNCRETISM
(noun) the fusion of originally different inflected forms (resulting in a reduction in the use of inflections)
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