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.
INTERLOPE
interlope
(verb) encroach on the rights of others, as in trading without a proper license
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
interlope (third-person singular simple present interlopes, present participle interloping, simple past and past participle interloped)
To intrude, meddle, or trespass in others' affairs.
Anagrams
• interpole, let one rip, petroline, repletion, retpoline, terpineol
Source: Wiktionary
In`ter*lope", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Interloped; p. pr. & vb. n. Interloping.] Etym: [See Interloper.]
Definition: To run between parties and intercept without right the advantage that one should gain from the other; to traffic without a proper license; to intrude; to forestall others; to intermeddle.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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TRANSPOSITION
(noun) (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards
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