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surfeited |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Surfeit \Sur"feit\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Surfeited}; p. pr & vb n. {Surfeiting}.] 1. To feed so as to oppress the stomach and derange the function of the system; to overfeed, and produce satiety, sickness, or uneasiness; -- often reflexive; as to surfeit one's self with sweets. 2. To fill to satiety and disgust; to cloy; as he surfeits us with compliments. --V. Knox. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: surfeited adj : fed beyond capacity or desire [syn: {gorged}, {sated}]
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