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English
Pronunciation
a|RP IPA|/�s��.fɪt/
a|US IPA|/�s��.fɪt/
audio|en-us-surfeit.ogg|Audio (US)
rhymes|��(r)fɪt
Noun
en-noun|s|-
- countable An excessive amount of something.
#: A surfeit of wheat is driving down the price.
- uncountable overindulgence|Overindulgence in either food or drink; overeating.
- countable A sickness or condition caused by overindulgence.
#: King Henry I is said to have died of a surfeit of lampreys.
Quotations
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Synonyms
sense|excessive amount of something excess, glut, overabundance, superfluity, surplus
sense|overindulgence in food or drink gluttony, overeating, overindulgence
Verb
en-verb
- transitive To fill to excess.
- transitive To feed someone to excess.
#: She surfeited her children on sweets.
- context|intransitive|reflexive To overeat or feed to excess.
- context|intransitive|reflexive To sicken from overindulgence.
Synonyms
sense|to fill to excess fill, stuff
sense|to feed someone to excess overfeed, satiate, stuff
sense|to overeat or feed to excess indulge, overeat, overfeed, revel, satiate
sense|to sicken from overindulgence sicken
Related terms
surfeiting
surfeitly
surfeitness
surfeitous
Category:English intransitive verbs
Category:English transitive verbs
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