The difference between Glut and Surfeit

When used as nouns, glut means an excess, too much, whereas surfeit means an excessive amount of something.

When used as verbs, glut means to fill to capacity, to satisfy all requirement or demand, to sate, whereas surfeit means to fill to excess.

check bellow for the other definitions of Glut and Surfeit

  1. Glut as a noun:

    An excess, too much.

    Examples:

    "a glut of the market"

  2. Glut as a noun:

    That which is swallowed.

  3. Glut as a noun:

    Something that fills up an opening; a clog.

  4. Glut as a noun:

    A wooden wedge used in splitting blocks.

  5. Glut as a noun (mining):

    A piece of wood used to fill up behind cribbing or tubbing.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Raymond"

  6. Glut as a noun (bricklaying):

    A bat, or small piece of brick, used to fill out a course.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Knight"

  7. Glut as a noun (architecture):

    An arched opening to the ashpit of a kiln.

  8. Glut as a noun:

    A block used for a fulcrum.

  9. Glut as a noun:

    The broad-nosed eel (Anguilla latirostris), found in Europe, Asia, the West Indies, etc.

  1. Glut as a verb:

    To fill to capacity, to satisfy all requirement or demand, to sate.

    Examples:

    "to glut one's appetite"

  2. Glut as a verb:

    To eat gluttonously or to satiety.

  1. Surfeit as a noun (countable):

    An excessive amount of something.

    Examples:

    "A surfeit of wheat is driving down the price."

  2. Surfeit as a noun (uncountable):

    Overindulgence in either food or drink; overeating.

  3. Surfeit as a noun (countable):

    A sickness or condition caused by overindulgence.

    Examples:

    "King Henry I is said to have died of a surfeit of lampreys."

  4. Surfeit as a noun:

    Disgust caused by excess; satiety.

  1. Surfeit as a verb (transitive):

    To fill to excess.

  2. Surfeit as a verb (transitive):

    To feed someone to excess.

    Examples:

    "She surfeited her children on sweets."

  3. Surfeit as a verb (intransitive, reflexive):

    To overeat or feed to excess.

  4. Surfeit as a verb (intransitive, reflexive):

    To sicken from overindulgence.

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