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1. (n.) surfeit
excess; an excessive amount.
2. surfeit
excess or overindulgence in eating or drinking.
3. surfeit
an uncomfortably full feeling due to excessive eating or drinking.
4. surfeit
general disgust caused by excess or satiety.
5. (v.t.) surfeit
to supply or feed to excess or satiety; satiate.
6. (v.i.) surfeit
to indulge in something, as food or drink, to excess.
Etymology: (1250–1300; < MF surfait, surfet, n. use of ptp. of surfaire to overdo =sur-sur -1+faire to do &indirdesc; L facere)
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| Definition of 'surfeit' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) surfeit, excess, overabundance
the state of being more than full
2. (noun) glut, oversupply, surfeit
the quality of being so overabundant that prices fall
3. (verb) repletion, surfeit
eating until excessively full
4. (verb) surfeit, cloy
supply or feed to surfeit
5. (verb) surfeit
indulge (one's appetite) to satiety
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) surfeit
excess in eating and drinking
2. (noun) surfeit
fullness and oppression of the system, occasioned often by excessive eating and drinking
3. (noun) surfeit
disgust caused by excess; satiety
4. (verb) surfeit
to load the stomach with food, so that sickness or uneasiness ensues; to eat to excess
5. (verb) surfeit
to indulge to satiety in any gratification
6. (verb) surfeit
to feed so as to oppress the stomach and derange the function of the system; to overfeed, and produce satiety, sickness, or uneasiness; -- often reflexive; as, to surfeit one's self with sweets
7. (verb) surfeit
to fill to satiety and disgust; to cloy; as, he surfeits us with compliments
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