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.
OVERPEER
Etymology
Verb
overpeer (third-person singular simple present overpeers, present participle overpeering, simple past and past participle overpeered)
To peer over.
(figuratively) To rise above.
Source: Wiktionary
O`ver*peer", v. t.
Definition: To peer over; to rise above.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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