Associations to the word «Surfeiting»
Noun
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Wiktionary
SURFEIT, noun. (countable) An excessive amount of something.
SURFEIT, noun. (uncountable) Overindulgence in either food or drink; overeating.
SURFEIT, noun. (countable) A sickness or condition caused by overindulgence.
SURFEIT, noun. Disgust caused by excess; satiety.
SURFEIT, verb. (transitive) To fill to excess.
SURFEIT, verb. (transitive) To feed someone to excess.
SURFEIT, verb. (intransitive) (reflexive) To overeat or feed to excess.
SURFEIT, verb. (intransitive) (reflexive) To sicken from overindulgence.
SURFEIT WATER, noun. (obsolete) (medicine) A liquid medicine for treating indigestion.
Dictionary definition
SURFEIT, noun. The state of being more than full.
SURFEIT, noun. The quality of being so overabundant that prices fall.
SURFEIT, noun. Eating until excessively full.
SURFEIT, verb. Supply or feed to surfeit.
SURFEIT, verb. Indulge (one's appetite) to satiety.
Wise words
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