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Surfeit Common

Surfeit has 7 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Verb

Definitions
Noun
1

the state of being more than full

2

the quality of being so overabundant that prices fall

3

eating until excessively full

4

An excessive amount of something.

Verb
1

supply or feed to surfeit

2

indulge (one's appetite) to satiety

3

To fill (something) to excess.

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
fullness overabundance eating supply indulge

Origin

The word comes from Old French surfet, meaning "excess" or "overdoing," which was formed by combining sur- ("over") and faire ("to do"). It entered English via Anglo-Norman to describe something that is excessive or too great.

Rhyming Words
eit beit reit seit veit zeit greit freit cleit deceit sobeit albeit streit conceit howbeit forfeit yahrzeit unconceit fahrenheit preconceit
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