surfeit

/ˈsər-fət/

Middle English surfet, from Anglo-French, from surfaire to overdo, from sur- + faire to do, from Latin facere

noun

  1. an overabundant supply : excess

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

  3. disgust caused by excess

verb

  1. to feed, supply, or give to surfeit

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

satiate sate surfeit cloy pall glut gorge mean to fill to repletion. satiate and sate may sometimes imply only complete satisfaction but more often suggest repletion that has destroyed interest or desire. surfeit implies a nauseating repletion.