surfeit

/ˈsɜː.fɪt//ˈsɝː.fɪt/

noun

  1. 1

    An excessive amount of something.

    A surfeit of wheat is driving down the price.
  2. 2

    Overindulgence in either food or drink; overeating.

  3. 3

    A sickness or condition caused by overindulgence.

    King Henry I is said to have died of a surfeit of lampreys.
  4. 4

    Disgust caused by excess; satiety.

verb

  1. 1

    To fill (something) to excess.

  2. 2

    To feed (someone) to excess (on, upon or with something).

    She surfeited her children on sweets.
  3. 3

    To make (someone) sick as a result of overconsumption.

  4. 4

    To supply (someone) with something to excess; to disgust (someone) through overabundance.

  5. 5

    To satisfy (someone's appetite) to excess (both literally and figuratively).

  6. 6

    To overeat or feed to excess (on or upon something).

  7. 7

    To indulge (in something) to excess.

  8. 8

    To become sick from overindulgence (both literally and figuratively).

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