Surfeiting

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Surfeit \Sur"feit\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Surfeited}; p. pr. &
     vb. n. {Surfeiting}.]
     1. To feed so as to oppress the stomach and derange the
        function of the system; to overfeed, and produce satiety,
        sickness, or uneasiness; -- often reflexive; as, to
        surfeit one's self with sweets.


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     2. To fill to satiety and disgust; to cloy; as, he surfeits
        us with compliments. --V. Knox.
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