# surfeit

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈsɜː.fɪt/ · frequency rank #73,677

## Definitions
1. Sated; surfeited; filled.

## Etymology
From 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.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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