to surfeit
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9.3
- verb
- /ˈsɜr.fɪt/
- Formal
:
surtir en exceso
- After eating so much dessert at the party, I felt completely surfeited and could barely move.
Examples
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I promise not to let you get either shot, snake-bit, or surfeited with soda pop ...
Fiction book (1993) -
They surfeited themselves with rich food during the holiday season, which left them feeling unwell.
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These fellows surfeit the internet with their favorite music, and it's rarely a classical piece or contemporary number.
Blog text (1) -
This is the feast that I have bid her to... and this the banquet she shall surfeit on.
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Pyle is surfeited with a sense of moral duty, but he lacks knowledge of the country he is supposed to rescue.
Academic text (1990) -
Surfeited on quail eggs and pickled tongue, he begged somewhere to lie down.
Fiction book (2000) -
She lovingly entreated him not to drink any more whiskey, to indulge in beer or stout, and he agreed, kissed her, and then hurried off to surfeit himself with more whiskey.
Fiction book (2001) -
She was surfeited with work after taking on too many projects at once, leading her to feel overwhelmed.
Synonyms
3
6.2
Let yourself and others have too much food or drink
3
9.7
To make someone feel sick or tired by too much sweetness and praise
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3.5
To give a person or animal more food than they need
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6.0
To eat, drink, or use more than you need in an unhealthy way
1
6.5
Fill a market or area with too much of something so people lose interest
1
7.7
To eat a lot of food quickly without control
To fill a market with too much of a product so it becomes unwanted
Compounds
How Excessive
Surface Forms
Etymology
Surfeit as a verb comes from the same parts sur- 'over' and -fait 'made', so to surfeit someone is to give or eat 'too much'. That's why if you surfeit yourself you often feel sick or tired of what you had.