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surfeit

sur·feit

UK/ˈsɜː.fɪt/ US/ˈsɝː.fɪt/ uncommon archaic
verb (2) noun (3)

verb

1.

supply or feed to surfeit

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2.

indulge (one''s appetite) to satiety

noun

1.

the state of being more than full

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2.

the quality of being so overabundant that prices fall

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3.

Origin

From Middle English surfeite, surfet, a borrowing from Anglo-Norman surfet, surfeit and Old French sorfet, sorfait, past participle of surfaire (“to augment, exaggerate, exceed”), from sur- (“over”) + faire (“to do”). The adjective is derived from the noun.

Phrases

  • surfeit water

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