SURFEIT


Meaning of SURFEIT in English

n. & v.

n. 1 an excess esp. in eating or drinking. 2 a feeling of satiety or disgust resulting from this.

v. (surfeited, surfeiting) 1 tr. overfeed. 2 intr. overeat. 3 intr. & tr. (foll. by with) be or cause to be wearied through excess.

[ ME f. OF sorfe(i)t, surfe(i)t (as SUPER-, L facere fact- do) ]

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