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.

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

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.