surfeit.
Sated; surfeited; filled.
Meaning & usage
Sated; surfeited; filled.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English surfeite, surfet, a borrowing from Anglo-Norman surfet, surfeit and Old French sorfet, sorfait, past participle of surfaire (“to augment, exaggerate, exceed”), from sur- (“over”) + faire (“to do”). The adjective is derived from the noun.
An excessive amount of something.
A surfeit of wheat is driving down the price.
Overindulgence in either food or drink; overeating.
A sickness or condition caused by overindulgence.
King Henry I is said to have died of a surfeit of lampreys.
Disgust caused by excess; satiety.
A group of skunks.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English surfeite, surfet, a borrowing from Anglo-Norman surfet, surfeit and Old French sorfet, sorfait, past participle of surfaire (“to augment, exaggerate, exceed”), from sur- (“over”) + faire (“to do”). The adjective is derived from the noun.
To fill (something) to excess.
To feed (someone) to excess (on, upon or with something).
She surfeited her children on sweets.
To make (someone) sick as a result of overconsumption.
To supply (someone) with something to excess; to disgust (someone) through overabundance.
To satisfy (someone's appetite) to excess.
To overeat or feed to excess (on or upon something).
To indulge (in something) to excess.
To become sick from overindulgence.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English surfeite, surfet, a borrowing from Anglo-Norman surfet, surfeit and Old French sorfet, sorfait, past participle of surfaire (“to augment, exaggerate, exceed”), from sur- (“over”) + faire (“to do”). The adjective is derived from the noun.
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