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.
RECONQUER
reconquer
(verb) conquer anew; “The country reconquered the territory lost in the previous war”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
reconquer (third-person singular simple present reconquers, present participle reconquering, simple past and past participle reconquered)
To conquer again.
Anagrams
• conquerer
Source: Wiktionary
Re*con"quer (r*kn"kr), v. t. Etym: [Pref. re- + conquer: cf. F. reconquérir.]
Definition: To conquer again; to recover by conquest; as, to reconquer a revolted province.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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