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.
OVERSTOOD
Verb
overstood
simple past tense and past participle of overstand
Source: Wiktionary
OVERSTAND
O`ver*stand", v. t.
Definition: To stand on the price or conditions of, so as to lose a sale; to lose by an extravagant price or hard conditions. [Obs.] What madman would o'erstand his market twice Dryden.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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