📖 Definitions of "Surfeit"
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.
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