surfeit
/ˈsɜː.fɪt//ˈsɝː.fɪt/
noun
- 1
An excessive amount of something.
“A surfeit of wheat is driving down the price.”
- 2
Overindulgence in either food or drink; overeating.
- 3
A sickness or condition caused by overindulgence.
“King Henry I is said to have died of a surfeit of lampreys.”
- 4
Disgust caused by excess; satiety.
verb
- 1
To fill (something) to excess.
- 2
To feed (someone) to excess (on, upon or with something).
“She surfeited her children on sweets.”
- 3
To make (someone) sick as a result of overconsumption.
- 4
To supply (someone) with something to excess; to disgust (someone) through overabundance.
- 5
To satisfy (someone's appetite) to excess (both literally and figuratively).
- 6
To overeat or feed to excess (on or upon something).
- 7
To indulge (in something) to excess.
- 8
To become sick from overindulgence (both literally and figuratively).
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