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Noun: surfeit  sur-fit
  1. 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
     
  2. The state of being more than full
    "The surfeit of food at the buffet was overwhelming";
    - excess, overabundance
     
  3. Eating until excessively full
    "His surfeit after Thanksgiving dinner left him unable to move";
    - repletion
Verb: surfeit  sur-fit
  1. Supply or feed to surfeit
    "The host surfeited his guests with an abundance of rich foods";
    - cloy
     
  2. 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