replete

[ri-pleet]

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adjective

abundantly supplied or provided; filled (usually followed by with): a speech replete with sentimentality.

stuffed or gorged with food and drink.

complete: a scholarly survey, replete in its notes and citations.

noun

Entomology. (among honey ants) a worker with a distensible crop in which honeydew and nectar are stored for the use of the colony.

Origin of replete

1350–1400; Middle English repleet < Middle French replet < Latin replētus past participle of replēre to fill up (re- re- + plē(re) to fill, akin to plēnus full¹ + -tus past participle suffix)

Related formsre·plete·ly, adverbre·plete·ness, nounre·ple·tive, adjectivere·ple·tive·ly, adverbun·re·plete, adjectiveun·re·plete·ness, noun

Synonyms for replete

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2. sated, satiated, glutted, surfeited.

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Contemporary Examples of replete

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Historical Examples of replete

The memorial of this excellent woman is short, but replete with instruction.
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And such was the sleep of Theodora: she was young and replete with charms, and, alas!
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These were only light spells of heaviness, replete with vague charm that calmed her nerves.
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The entire locality of this church is replete with historic association.
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Lucy's share was replete with soft wonderings at the beauty of the world.
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British Dictionary definitions for replete

replete

adjective (usually postpositive)

(often foll by with) copiously supplied (with); abounding (in)

having one's appetite completely or excessively satisfied by food and drink; stuffed; gorged; satiated

Derived Formsrepletely, adverbrepleteness, noun

Word Origin for replete

C14: from Latin replētus, from replēre to refill, from re- + plēre to fill

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Word Origin and History for replete

adj.

late 14c., from Old French replet "filled up" (14c.), from Latin repletus "filled, full," past participle of replere "to fill; fill again, re-fill," from re- (see re-) + plere "to fill" (see pleio-).