Noun: surfeit sur-fit
- A supply or amount of something that is more than needed; an excessive amount
"The surfeit of oil on the market caused prices to plummet";
- glut, oversupply
- The state of being more than full
"The surfeit of food at the buffet was overwhelming";
- excess, overabundance
- Eating until excessively full
"His surfeit after Thanksgiving dinner left him unable to move";
- repletion
- Supply or feed to surfeit
"The host surfeited his guests with an abundance of rich foods";
- cloy
- Indulge (one's appetite) to satiety
"He surfeited himself on chocolate during the holidays"
Derived forms: surfeited, surfeiting, surfeits
Type of: eating, feeding, fullness, fulness, furnish, indulge, luxuriate, offer, overabundance, overmuch, overmuchness, provide, render, superabundance, supply
Encyclopedia: Surfeit