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- [sur-fit]
- /ˈsɜr fɪt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [sur-fit]
- /ˈsɜr fɪt/
Definitions of surfeited word
- noun surfeited excess; an excessive amount: a surfeit of speechmaking. 1
- noun surfeited excess or overindulgence in eating or drinking. 1
- noun surfeited an uncomfortably full or crapulous feeling due to excessive eating or drinking. 1
- noun surfeited general disgust caused by excess or satiety. 1
- verb with object surfeited to bring to a state of surfeit by excess of food or drink. 1
- verb with object surfeited to supply with anything to excess or satiety; satiate. 1
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Origin of surfeited
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; (noun) Middle English sorfete, surfait < Middle French surfait, surfet (noun use of past participle of surfaire to overdo), equivalent to sur- sur-1 + fait < Latin factus, past participle of facere to do (see fact); (v.) sorfeten, derivative of the noun
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Parts of speech for Surfeited
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
surfeited popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 57% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
surfeited usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for surfeited
adj surfeited
- been around — in a circle, ring, or the like; so as to surround a person, group, thing, etc.: The crowd gathered around.
- blase — If you describe someone as blasé, you mean that they are not easily impressed, excited, or worried by things, usually because they have seen or experienced them before.
- disentranced — to bring out of an entranced condition; disenchant.
- fagged — to tire or weary by labor; exhaust (often followed by out): The long climb fagged us out.
- fed up — simple past tense and past participle of feed.
noun surfeited
- backlogged — a reserve or accumulation, as of stock, work, or business: a backlog of business orders.
- fatted — having too much flabby tissue; corpulent; obese: a fat person.
verb surfeited
- chocked — a wedge or block of wood, metal, or the like, for filling in a space, holding an object steady, etc.
- containerized — Simple past tense and past participle of containerize.
- douched — Simple past tense and past participle of douche.
- overate — simple past tense of overeat.
- overdosed — Simple past tense and past participle of overdose.
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