Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
OUTVIE
outrival, outvie
(verb) be more of a rival than
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
outvie (third-person singular simple present outvies, present participle outvying, simple past and past participle outvied)
(transitive) To outdo a competitor or rival.
Source: Wiktionary
Out*vie", v. t.
Definition: To exceed in vying. Dryden.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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