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surfeit

sur·feit [ súrfət ]


noun 
Definition:
 
1. excessive number: an excessive number or quantity of something, especially so much of it that people become sickened, repelled, or bored by it

2. overindulgence: overindulgence, or a bout of overindulgence, in something, especially food or drink

3. disgust or revulsion: disgust or revulsion resulting from overindulgence ( literary )



transitive verb  (past and past participle sur·feit·ed, present participle sur·feit·ing, 3rd person present singular sur·feits)
Definition:
 
give somebody surfeit: to give somebody a surfeit of something

[13th century. < Old French, past participle of surfaire "overdo" < faire "do" (see affair)]

sur·feit·er noun
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