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.
IMPEDED
impeded
(adjective) made difficult or slow; “we blamed our impeded progress on lack of money”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
impeded
simple past tense and past participle of impede
Source: Wiktionary
IMPEDE
Im*pede", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Impeded; p. pr. & vb. n. Impeding.] Etym: [L. impedire, lit., to entangle the feet; pref. im- in + pes, pedis, foot. See Foot, and cf. Impeach.]
Definition: To hinder; to stop in progress; to obstruct; as, to impede the advance of troops. Whatever hinders or impedes The action of the nobler will. Logfellow.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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FOOTING
(noun) status with respect to the relations between people or groups; “on good terms with her in-laws”; “on a friendly footing”
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