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.
OVERMASTER
overpower, overmaster, overwhelm
(verb) overcome by superior force
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
overmaster (third-person singular simple present overmasters, present participle overmastering, simple past and past participle overmastered)
(transitive) To overpower or overwhelm.
Anagrams
• overstream
Source: Wiktionary
O`ver*mas"ter, v. t.
Definition: To overpower; to subdue; to vanquish; to govern.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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