SURFEIT

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 to excess.
  2. To feed someone to excess.
    She surfeited her children on sweets.
  3. To overeat or feed to excess.
  4. To sicken from overindulgence.


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