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.
OUTWILL
Etymology
Verb
outwill (third-person singular simple present outwills, present participle outwilling, simple past and past participle outwilled)
(transitive) To surpass in force of will.
Source: Wiktionary
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MEGALITH
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