surfeit
an excessive amount; to overfill
Roots
- fac / fic / fact: do or make
- super- / sur-: above, over, or beyond
Other words with the fac / fic / fact root
- affectation: an artificial display meant to impress
- artificial: made by humans; not natural
- benefactor: person who gives help, money, or support
- beneficent: doing good or producing benefit
- beneficial: helpful or producing good effects
- certify: to confirm officially as true
- effect: a result or outcome
- efficacious: effective; producing the intended result
Surfeit is too much because something has been overdone.
The buffet offered a surfeit of desserts and almost no real food.
Surfeit is not a satisfy or saturate word by root. It is closer to overdoing: sur- gives over and fac / fact gives doing or making. The result is excess.