surfeit
To fill to excessTo fill (something) to excess.
» A surfeit of alternatives leads to a bad choice.
Избыток вариантов приводит к плохому выбору.
Meaning
8 senses(transitive)To fill (something) to excess.
(transitive)To feed (someone) to excess (on, upon or with something).
She surfeited her children on sweets.
supply or feed to surfeit
(transitive)To make (someone) sick as a result of overconsumption.
(figuratively, transitive)To supply (someone) with something to excess; to disgust (someone) through overabundance.
(figuratively, sometimes, transitive)To satisfy (someone's appetite) to excess.
indulge (one's appetite) to satiety
(intransitive, reflexive)To overeat or feed to excess (on or upon something).
sich überfressen
объеда́тьсяobʺjedátʹsja, объе́стьсяobʺjéstʹsja, перееда́тьperejedátʹ
(figuratively, intransitive, reflexive)To indulge (in something) to excess.
(figuratively, intransitive, reflexive, sometimes)To become sick from overindulgence.
Examples
1 sentencesA surfeit of alternatives leads to a bad choice.
ruИзбыток вариантов приводит к плохому выбору.
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 3
By meaning 2
Origin
From Middle English surfeite, surfet, a borrowing from Anglo-Norman surfet, surfeit and OlFrom Middle English surfeite, surfet, a borrowing from Anglo-Norman surfet, surfeit and Old French sorfet, sorfait, past participle of surfaire (“to augment, exaggerate, exceed”), from sur- (“over”) + faire (“to do”). The adjective is derived from the noun.
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Forms
surfeits, surfeiting, surfeited, surfeitedSynonyms
6 synonymsWord family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle