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.
MISGOVERN
misgovern
(verb) govern badly
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
misgovern (third-person singular simple present misgoverns, present participle misgoverning, simple past and past participle misgoverned)
(transitive) To govern badly or wrongly.
Anagrams
• Merovings, removings
Source: Wiktionary
Mis*gov"ern, v. t.
Definition: To govern ill; as, to misgovern a country. Knolles.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(adverb) at the present or from now on; usually used with a negative; “Alice doesn’t live here anymore”; “the children promised not to quarrel any more”
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