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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 [ˈsɜːfɪt]

n

1. (usually foll by of) an excessive or immoderate amount

2. overindulgence, esp in eating or drinking

3. disgust, nausea, etc., caused by such overindulgence

vb

1. (tr) to supply or feed excessively; satiate

2. (intr) Archaic to eat, drink, or be supplied to excess

3. (intr) Obsolete to feel uncomfortable as a consequence of overindulgence

[from French sourfait, from sourfaire to overdo, from sur-¹ + faire, from Latin facere to do]

surfeiter  n

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 Rationing had put an end to a surfeit of biscuits long ago.
excess want, lack, shortage, deficiency, scarcity, dearth, shortness, insufficiency

Translations

surfeit [ˈsɜːfɪt]

A. N → exceso m
there is a surfeit of → hay exceso de

B. VT → hartar, saciar (on, with de) to surfeit o.s → hartarse, saciarse (on, with de)

surfeit [ˈsɜː^rfɪt] n
a surfeit of → une surabondance de

surfeit

n → Übermaß nt, → Zuviel nt (→ of an +dat)

vt sb, oneself → übersättigen, überfüttern (on, with mit)

surfeit [ˈsɜːfɪt] n (frm) → sovrabbondanza

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surfeit [ˈsɜːfɪt] n (frm) → sovrabbondanza