In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
OVERSPECIALIZE
overspecialize, overspecialise
(verb) become overly specialized; “She overspecialized when she concentrated on verbs in Fijian”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
overspecialize (third-person singular simple present overspecializes, present participle overspecializing, simple past and past participle overspecialized)
To specialize to an excessive degree.
Source: Wiktionary
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