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.
predated
simple past tense and past participle of predate
• departed, drap d'été, petarded
Source: Wiktionary
Pre*date", v. t.
Definition: To date anticipation; to affix to (a document) an earlier than the actual date; to antedate; as, a predated deed or letter.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
5 November 2024
(verb) draw out a discussion or process in order to gain time; “The speaker temporized in order to delay the vote”
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.