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surfeit

/ˈsɜː.fɪt/

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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.

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 (both literally and figuratively).
To overeat or feed to excess (on or upon something).
To indulge (in something) to excess.
To become sick from overindulgence (both literally and figuratively).

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