surfeit

Definitions


[ˈsəːfɪt], (Noun)

Definitions:
- an excessive amount of something
(e.g: a surfeit of food and drink)


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Origin:
Middle English: from Old French, based on Latin super- ‘above, in excess’ + facere ‘do’


[ˈsəːfɪt], (Verb)

Definitions:
- cause (someone) to desire no more of something as a result of having consumed or done it to excess
(e.g: I am surfeited with shopping)


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Origin:
Middle English: from Old French, based on Latin super- ‘above, in excess’ + facere ‘do’




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