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.
PREVENED
Verb
prevened
simple past tense and past participle of prevene
Source: Wiktionary
PREVENE
Pre*vene", v. t. & i. Etym: [F. prévenir, L. praevenire. See Prevent.]
Definition: To come before; to anticipate; hence, to hinder; to prevent. [Obs.] Philips.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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ELOQUENCE
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