See Also: surfeit(medicine)
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surfeit noun. ME.
[Old French sur-, sorfe(i)t from Proto-Romance (cf. late Latin superficiens excessive, Old French sorfaisant immoderate), formed as SUPER- + facere do, act.]
Excess, superfluity; an excessive amount of something. ME.
F. Weldon Mary's fault..was a surfeit of certainty. A. Lee Mama had provided a surfeit of vegetables.
Excessive indulgence, formerly esp. in eating or drinking; gluttony, excess. ME.
b. An excessive indulgence, esp. one in food or drink which overfills the stomach and produces discomfort. LME.
c. An excessive amount eaten. LME-E18.
A disease caused (or thought to be caused) by excessive eating or drinking; sickness, fever, or discomfort arising from intemperance. E16.
An aversion arising from excess; nausea, satiety. M17.
to a surfeit, to surfeit to excess, ad nauseam.
Mining. = choke-damp s.v. CHOKE verb. E18.
Comb.: surfeit-water a medicinal drink to ease indigestion.