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.
REINSURE
reinsure
(verb) insure again by assuming all or a part of the liability of an insurance company already covering a risk
reinsure
(verb) insure again by transferring to another insurance company all or a part of a liability assumed
reinsure
(verb) provide additional insurance for
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
reinsure (third-person singular simple present reinsures, present participle reinsuring, simple past and past participle reinsured)
(transitive) To insure again (extending or replacing prior insurance).
(transitive) To place insurance on the contract that insures something (allowing the insurer to offset risk in the same way the insuree did).
Source: Wiktionary
Re`in*sure" (-shr"), v. t.
1. To insure again after a former insuranse has ceased; to renew insurance on.
2. To insure, as life or property, in favor of one who has taken an inssurance risk upon it. The innsurer may cause the property insured to be reinsured by other persons. Walsh.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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