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.
TYRANNIZED
Verb
tyrannized
simple past tense and past participle of tyrannize
Source: Wiktionary
TYRANNIZE
Tyr"an*nize, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Tyrannized; p. pr. & vb. n. Tyrannizing.] Etym: [Cf. F. tyranniser, Gr.
Definition: To act the tyrant; to exercise arbitrary power; to rule with unjust and oppressive severity; to exercise power others not permitted by law or required by justice, or with a severity not necessary to the ends of justice and government; as, a prince will often tyrannize over his subjects; masters sometimes tyrannize over their servants or apprentices.
Tyr"an*nize, v. t.
Definition: To subject to arbitrary, oppressive, or tyrannical treatment; to oppress.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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