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sur·feit  (sûrft)

v. sur·feit·ed, sur·feit·ing, sur·feits

v.tr.

To feed or supply to excess, satiety, or disgust.

v.intr. Archaic

To overindulge.

n.

1.

a. Overindulgence in food or drink.

b. The result of such overindulgence; satiety or disgust.

2. An excessive amount.

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[Middle English surfeten, from surfait, excess, from Old French, from past participle of surfaire, to overdo : sur-, sur- + faire, to do (from Latin facere; see dh- in Indo-European roots).]

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surfeit·er n.

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surfeit

Noun

Formal

1. an excessive amount

2. excessive eating or drinking

3. an uncomfortably full or sickened feeling caused by eating or drinking too much [French sourfait]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	surfeit - the state of being more than full overabundance, excess fullness - the condition of being filled to capacity
	2.	surfeit - the quality of being so overabundant that prices fall glut, oversupply overmuch, overmuchness, superabundance, overabundance - a quantity that is more than what is appropriate; "four-year-olds have an overabundance of energy"; "we received an inundation of email"
	3.	surfeit - eating until excessively full repletion eating, feeding - the act of consuming food
Verb	1.	surfeit - supply or feed to surfeit cloy furnish, provide, supply, render - give something useful or necessary to; "We provided the room with an electrical heater"
	2.	surfeit - indulge (one's appetite) to satiety luxuriate, indulge - enjoy to excess; "She indulges in ice cream"

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surfeit

noun excess, plethora, glut, satiety, overindulgence, superabundance, superfluity << OPPOSITE shortage

Translations

surfeit [ˈsəːfɪt] n a surfeit of → un exceso de

surfeit [ˈsəːfɪt] n a surfeit of → un excès de; une indigestion de

surfeit [ˈsəːfɪt] n a surfeit of → ein Übermaß an +dat

surfeit [ˈsəːfɪt] n a surfeit of → un eccesso di; un'indigestione di