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.
OVERBUILT
Verb
overbuilt
simple past tense and past participle of overbuild
Adjective
overbuilt (comparative more overbuilt, superlative most overbuilt)
Having had excessive construction carried out.
an overbuilt area
Source: Wiktionary
O`ver*built", a.
Definition: Having too many buildings; as, an overbuilt part of a town.
OVERBUILD
O`ver*build", v. t.
1. To build over. Milton.
2. To build too much; to build beyond the demand.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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