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noun 
  1. (countable) An excessive amount of something.
A of wheat is driving down the price.
  1. (uncountable) overindulgence, Overindulgence in either food or drink; overeating.
  2. (countable) A sickness or condition caused by overindulgence.
King Henry I is said to have died of a of lampreys.
verb 
  1. (transitive) To fill to excess.
  2. (transitive) To feed someone to excess.
She surfeited her children on sweets.
  1. (context, intransitive, reflexive) To overeat or feed to excess.
  2. (context, intransitive, reflexive) To sicken from overindulgence.

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