surfeit

²surfeit

verb

Definition 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

1. <having surfeited ourselves on raw oysters, we had to decline the rest of the restaurant's offerings>

First Known Use of SURFEIT

14th century

Related to SURFEIT

Synonyms: cram, glut, sate, stuff, gorge

Related Words: gobble, gormandize, pig out; gulp, guzzle; cloy, fill; banquet, feast, regale

Near Antonyms: diet, fast

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See Synonym Discussion at satiate