Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
OVERWEARY
overtire, overweary, overfatigue
(verb) tire excessively
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
overweary (third-person singular simple present overwearies, present participle overwearying, simple past and past participle overwearied)
(transitive) To weary too much; to tire out.
Adjective
overweary (comparative more overweary, superlative most overweary)
Overmuch weary; too tired or worn out.
Source: Wiktionary
O"ver*wea"ry v. t.
Definition: To weary too much; to tire out. Dryden.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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REPLACEMENT
(noun) the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another; “replacing the star will not be easy”
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