surfeit
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noun \ˈsər-fət\Definition of SURFEIT
1
: an overabundant supply : excess
2
: an intemperate or immoderate indulgence in something (as food or drink)
3
: disgust caused by excess
See Examples of SURFEIT
- <ended up with a surfeit of volunteers who simply got in each other's way>
Origin of SURFEIT
Middle English surfet, from Anglo-French, from surfaire to overdo, from sur- + faire to do, from Latin facere — more at do
First Known Use: 14th century
Related to SURFEIT
- Synonyms
- bellyful, fat, overabundance, overage, overflow, overkill, overmuch, overplus, oversupply, plethora, plus, redundancy, superabundance, superfluity, excess, surplus, surplusage
- Antonyms
- deficiency, deficit, insufficiency, undersupply
2surfeit
verbDefinition of SURFEIT
transitive verb : to feed, supply, or give to surfeit
intransitive verb
archaic : to indulge to satiety in a gratification (as indulgence of the appetite or senses)
— sur·feit·er noun
Examples of SURFEIT
- <having surfeited ourselves on raw oysters, we had to decline the rest of the restaurant's offerings>
First Known Use of SURFEIT
14th century
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