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Surfeit

noun
/ˈsɜː.fɪt/
Word Frequency: 0.3

Definitions

1.nounAn excessive amount of something.
"A surfeit of wheat is driving down the price."
2.nounOverindulgence in either food or drink; overeating.
3.nounA sickness or condition caused by overindulgence.
"King Henry I is said to have died of a surfeit of lampreys."
4.nounDisgust caused by excess; satiety.
5.verbTo fill (something) to excess.
6.verbTo feed (someone) to excess (on, upon or with something).
"She surfeited her children on sweets."
7.verbTo make (someone) sick as a result of overconsumption.
8.verbTo supply (someone) with something to excess; to disgust (someone) through overabundance.
9.verbTo satisfy (someone's appetite) to excess (both literally and figuratively).
10.verbTo overeat or feed to excess (on or upon something).
11.verbTo indulge (in something) to excess.
12.verbTo become sick from overindulgence (both literally and figuratively).

Synonyms

nauseaexcessglutoverabundancesuperfluitysurplusuggluttonyovereatingoverindulgencecloyindulge

Rhymes With

smurfitsurf itturf hutturf itwere fit
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