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.
OVERRATES
Verb
overrates
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overrate
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• overstare
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OVERRATE
O`ver*rate", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Overrated; p. pr. & vb. n. Overrating.]
Definition: To rate or value too highly.
O"ver*rate`, n.
Definition: An excessive rate. [R.] Massinger.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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