surfeit

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noun

sur·feit ˈsər-fət How to pronounce surfeit (audio)

: an overabundant supply : excess

: an intemperate or immoderate indulgence in something (such as food or drink)

: disgust caused by excess

surfeit

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verb

surfeited; surfeiting; surfeits

transitive verb

: to feed, supply, or give to surfeit

intransitive verb

archaic : to indulge to satiety in a gratification (such as indulgence of the appetite or senses)

surfeiter noun

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There is an abundance—you could almost say a surfeit—of English words that derive from the Latin facere, meaning "to do." The connection to facere is fairly obvious for words spelled with "fic," "fac," or "fec," such as sacrifice, benefaction, and infect. For words like stupefy (a modification of Latin stupefacere) and hacienda (originally, in Old Spanish and Latin, facienda) the facere factor is not so apparent. As for surfeit, the "c" was dropped along the path that led from Latin through Anglo-French, where facere became faire and sur- was added to make the verb surfaire, meaning "to overdo." It is the Anglo-French noun surfet ("excess"), however, that Middle English borrowed, eventually settling on the spelling surfeit.

Example Sentences

Noun ended up with a surfeit of volunteers who simply got in each other's way Verb having surfeited ourselves on raw oysters, we had to decline the rest of the restaurant's offerings

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Noun

Chief Executive Officer Andy Jassy has pledged to unwind part of a pandemic-era expansion that saddled Amazon with a surfeit of warehouse space and too many employees.

Matt Day, Fortune, 2 Sep. 2022 In fact, a surfeit of low gears can even act to undermine your morale.

Eben Weiss, Outside Online, 21 July 2022 Chief Executive Officer Andy Jassy, who succeeded founder Jeff Bezos in the role last year, is trying to unwind a pandemic-era expansion that saddled Amazon with a surfeit of warehouse space and too many employees.

Spencer Soper, Fortune, 28 July 2022 Yet the surfeit of material makes the task, if anything, harder.

Nikhil Krishnan, The New Yorker, 9 May 2022 Decades later, the resulting surfeit of pine has pushed log prices to their lowest levels in decades even as the resurgent housing market has lifted prices for lumber and other wood products to records.

Ryan Dezember, WSJ, 21 June 2021 The photograph’s edges — the only sharp, straight lines anywhere to be seen — slice off a view that is otherwise a surfeit of graceful curves.

Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2022 These shows join a surfeit of existing Star Wars TV.

Grace Segers, The New Republic, 14 June 2022 Despite this surfeit of imagination, there are no three-legged animals alive today, and nor have any such fossils ever been unearthed.

Grrlscientist, Forbes, 18 May 2022 See More

单词	surfeiting
释义	surfeit 1 of 2 noun sur·feit ˈsər-fət 1 : an overabundant supply : excess 2 : an intemperate or immoderate indulgence in something (such as food or drink) 3 : disgust caused by excess surfeit 2 of 2 verb surfeited; surfeiting; surfeits transitive verb : to feed, supply, or give to surfeit intransitive verb archaic : to indulge to satiety in a gratification (such as indulgence of the appetite or senses) surfeiter noun Did you know? There is an abundance—you could almost say a surfeit—of English words that derive from the Latin facere, meaning "to do." The connection to facere is fairly obvious for words spelled with "fic," "fac," or "fec," such as sacrifice, benefaction, and infect. For words like stupefy (a modification of Latin stupefacere) and hacienda (originally, in Old Spanish and Latin, facienda) the facere factor is not so apparent. As for surfeit, the "c" was dropped along the path that led from Latin through Anglo-French, where facere became faire and sur- was added to make the verb surfaire, meaning "to overdo." It is the Anglo-French noun surfet ("excess"), however, that Middle English borrowed, eventually settling on the spelling surfeit. Synonyms Noun bellyful excess fat overabundance overage overflow overkill overmuch overplus oversupply plethora plus redundancy superabundance superfluity surplus surplusage Verb cram glut gorge sate stuff See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Noun ended up with a surfeit of volunteers who simply got in each other's way Verb having surfeited ourselves on raw oysters, we had to decline the rest of the restaurant's offerings Recent Examples on the Web Noun Chief Executive Officer Andy Jassy has pledged to unwind part of a pandemic-era expansion that saddled Amazon with a surfeit of warehouse space and too many employees. Matt Day, Fortune, 2 Sep. 2022 In fact, a surfeit of low gears can even act to undermine your morale. Eben Weiss, Outside Online, 21 July 2022 Chief Executive Officer Andy Jassy, who succeeded founder Jeff Bezos in the role last year, is trying to unwind a pandemic-era expansion that saddled Amazon with a surfeit of warehouse space and too many employees. Spencer Soper, Fortune, 28 July 2022 Yet the surfeit of material makes the task, if anything, harder. Nikhil Krishnan, The New Yorker, 9 May 2022 Decades later, the resulting surfeit of pine has pushed log prices to their lowest levels in decades even as the resurgent housing market has lifted prices for lumber and other wood products to records. Ryan Dezember, WSJ, 21 June 2021 The photograph’s edges — the only sharp, straight lines anywhere to be seen — slice off a view that is otherwise a surfeit of graceful curves. Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2022 These shows join a surfeit of existing Star Wars TV. Grace Segers, The New Republic, 14 June 2022 Despite this surfeit of imagination, there are no three-legged animals alive today, and nor have any such fossils ever been unearthed. Grrlscientist, Forbes, 18 May 2022 See More Word History Etymology Noun Middle English surfet, from Anglo-French, from surfaire to overdo, from sur- + faire to do, from Latin facere — more at do First Known Use Noun 14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Verb 14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense surfeiting verb present participle of surfeit as in gorging to fill with food to capacity having surfeited ourselves on raw oysters, we had to decline the rest of the restaurant's offerings Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance gorging glutting stuffing sating feasting filling cramming gormandizing banqueting gobbling gulping cloying pigging out regaling guzzling Antonyms & Near Antonyms fasting dieting
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