surfeit
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sur·feit
(sûr′fĭt)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.
[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 dhē- in Indo-European roots).]
sur′feit·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
4. (tr) to supply or feed excessively; satiate
5. (intr) archaic to eat, drink, or be supplied to excess
6. (intr) obsolete to feel uncomfortable as a consequence of overindulgence
[C13: from French surfait, from surfaire to overdo, from sur-1 + faire, from Latin facere to do]
ˈsurfeiter n
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sur•feit
(ˈsɜr fɪt)n.
1. excess; an excessive amount.
2. excess or overindulgence in eating or drinking.
3. an uncomfortably full feeling due to excessive eating or drinking.
4. general disgust caused by excess or satiety.
v.t. 5. to supply or feed to excess or satiety; satiate.
v.i. 6. to indulge in something, as food or drink, to excess.
[1250–1300; < Middle French surfait, surfet, n. use of past participle of surfaire to overdo =sur- sur-1 + faire to do « Latin facere]
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surfeit
Past participle: surfeited
Gerund: surfeiting
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Noun | 1. | surfeit - the state of being more than full fullness - the condition of being filled to capacity |
2. | surfeit - the quality of being so overabundant that prices fall 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 | |
Verb | 1. | surfeit - supply or feed to surfeit |
2. | surfeit - indulge (one's appetite) to satiety |
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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
excess want, lack, shortage, deficiency, scarcity, dearth, shortness, insufficiency
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surfeit
verbnoun1. Immoderate indulgence, as in food or drink:
2. The condition of being full to or beyond satisfaction:
3. A condition of going or being beyond what is needed, desired, or appropriate:
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surfeit
[ˈsɜːfɪt]Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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surfeit
vt sb, oneself → übersättigen, überfüttern (on, with mit)
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