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.
OVERDOSE
overdose, o.d.
(verb) dose too heavily; “The rock star overdosed and was found dead in his hotel room”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
overdose (plural overdoses)
An excessive and dangerous dose of a drug.
Verb
overdose (third-person singular simple present overdoses, present participle overdosing, simple past and past participle overdosed)
(intransitive) To dose excessively, to take an overdose.
(intransitive, figurative) To indulge in something excessively.
(transitive) To dose to excess; to give an overdose, or too many doses, to.
Anagrams
• does over, overdoes
Source: Wiktionary
O`ver*dose", v. t.
Definition: To dose to excess; to give an overdose, or too many doses, to.
O"ver*dose`, n.
Definition: Too great a dose; an excessive dose.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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