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.
OVERTAX
overtax
(verb) tax excessively; “Don’t overtax my constituents!”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
overtax (third-person singular simple present overtaxes, present participle overtaxing, simple past and past participle overtaxed)
To tax to an excessive degree
To overburden
Source: Wiktionary
O`ver*tax", v. t.
Definition: To tax or to task too heavily.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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IMPROVISED
(adjective) done or made using whatever is available; “crossed the river on improvised bridges”; “the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear”; “the rock served as a makeshift hammer”
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