surfeit
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fɪt noun
1.
excess; an excessive amount: a surfeit of speechmaking.
2.
excess or overindulgence in eating or drinking.
3.
an uncomfortably full or crapulous feeling due to excessive eating or drinking.
4.
general disgust caused by excess or satiety.
verb (used with object)
5.
to bring to a state of surfeit by excess of food or drink.
6.
to supply with anything to excess or satiety; satiate.
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verb (used without object)
7.
to eat or drink to excess.
8.
to suffer from the effects of overindulgence in eating or drinking.
9.
to indulge to excess in anything.
Origin:
1250–1300; (noun) Middle English sorfete, surfait < Middle French surfait, surfet (noun use of past participle of surfaire to overdo), equivalent to sur- sur-1 + fait < Latin factus, past participle of facere to do (see fact); (v.) sorfeten, derivative of the noun
1250–1300; (noun) Middle English sorfete, surfait < Middle French surfait, surfet (noun use of past participle of surfaire to overdo), equivalent to sur- sur-1 + fait < Latin factus, past participle of facere to do (see fact); (v.) sorfeten, derivative of the noun
Related forms
un·sur·feit·ed, adjective
un·sur·feit·ing, adjective
Synonyms
1. superabundance, superfluity. 5, 6. stuff, gorge. 6. fill.
1. superabundance, superfluity. 5, 6. stuff, gorge. 6. fill.
Antonyms
1. lack.
1. lack.
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surfeit (ˈsɜːfɪt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | ( |
| 2. | overindulgence, esp in eating or drinking |
| 3. | disgust, nausea, etc, caused by such overindulgence |
| —vb | |
| 4. | (tr) to supply or feed excessively; satiate |
| 5. | archaic (intr) to eat, drink, or be supplied to excess |
| 6. | obsolete (intr) to feel uncomfortable as a consequence of overindulgence |
| [C13: from French surfait, from surfaire to overdo, from | |
| 'surfeiter | |
| —n | |
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Dictionary.com's 21st Century Lexicon
| Main Entry: | surfeit1 |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | overabundance; excess |
| Etymology: | Latin super- + facere 'to do, act' |
| Main Entry: | surfeit2 |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | an excessive indulgence, esp. in food or drink; also, the excessive amount eaten |
| Etymology: | Latin super- + facere 'to do, act' |
| Main Entry: | surfeit3 |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | a disgust with excess; nausea |
| Etymology: | Latin super- + facere 'to do, act' |
| Main Entry: | surfeit |
| Part of Speech: | v |
| Definition: | to indulge the appetite or senses |
| Etymology: | Latin super- + facere 'to do, act' |
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Word Origin & History
surfeit
c.1300, from O.Fr. surfet "excess," noun use of pp. of surfaire "overdo," from sur- "over" + faire "do," from L. facere "to make" (see factitious). The verb is first recorded 1393.
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Example sentences
Unfortunately, the basic appeal of such debates is often diluted by an excess of detail and a surfeit of characters.
Migrants who found employment soon learned that this surfeit of workers caused a significant reduction in the going wage rate.
It vivifies a reign of asceticism that followed upon our surfeit of freedom.
Aside from a surfeit of hubris and pretense, their implementation problem is that the functional architecture is alien.
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