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| sur·feit [ súrfət ] |
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1. excessive number: an excessive number or quantity of something, especially so much of it that people become sickened, repelled, or bored by it
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2. overindulgence: overindulgence, or a bout of overindulgence, in something, especially food or drink
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3. disgust or revulsion: disgust or revulsion resulting from overindulgence
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transitive verb (past and past participle sur·feit·ed, present participle sur·feit·ing, 3rd person present singular sur·feits) |
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give somebody surfeit: to give somebody a surfeit of something
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| [13th century. < Old French, past participle of surfaire "overdo" < faire "do" (see affair)] |
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  sur·feit·er noun |
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