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Definition surfeit

Etymology

From Middle English surfeite, surfet, a borrowing from Anglo-Norman surfet, surfeit and Old French sorfet, sorfait, past participle of surfaire (“to augment, exaggerate, exceed”), from sur- (“over”) + faire (“to do”).

Noun

surfeit (countable and uncountable, plural surfeits)

1. (countable) An excessive amount of something.
2. (uncountable) Overindulgence in either food or drink; overeating.
3. (countable) A sickness or condition caused by overindulgence.
4. Disgust caused by excess; satiety.

Verb

surfeit (third-person singular simple present surfeits, present participle surfeiting, simple past and past participle surfeited)

1. (transitive) To fill to excess.
2. (transitive) To feed someone to excess.
3. (intransitive, reflexive) To overeat or feed to excess.
4. (intransitive, reflexive) To sicken from overindulgence.

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