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re·plete
(rĭ-plēt′)adj.
1. Abundantly supplied; abounding: a stream replete with trout; an apartment replete with Empire furniture.
2. Filled to satiation; gorged.
3. Usage Problem Complete: a computer system replete with color monitor, printer, and software.
n.
A specialized worker in a honey ant colony that stores food in its distensible abdomen for later use by other members of the colony.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin replētus, past participle of replēre, to refill : re-, re- + plēre, to fill; see pelə- in Indo-European roots.]
re·plete′ness n.
Usage Note: Replete means "abundantly supplied" and is not generally accepted as a synonym for complete.
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replete
(rɪˈpliːt)adj (usually postpositive)
1. (often foll by with) copiously supplied (with); abounding (in)
2. having one's appetite completely or excessively satisfied by food and drink; stuffed; gorged; satiated
[C14: from Latin replētus, from replēre to refill, from re- + plēre to fill]
reˈpletely adv
reˈpleteness n
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re•plete
(rɪˈplit)adj.
1. abundantly supplied: a speech replete with humor.
2. stuffed with food and drink.
[1350–1400; Middle English repleet < Middle French replet < Latin replētus, past participle of replēre to fill up =re- re- + plēre to fill, akin to plēnus full1]
re•plete′ly, adv.
re•plete′ness, n.
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Verb | 1. | replete - fill to satisfaction; "I am sated" |
Adj. | 1. | replete - filled to satisfaction with food or drink; "a full stomach" nourished - being provided with adequate nourishment |
2. | replete - (followed by `with')deeply filled or permeated; "imbued with the spirit of the Reformation"; "words instinct with love"; "it is replete with misery" full - containing as much or as many as is possible or normal; "a full glass"; "a sky full of stars"; "a full life"; "the auditorium was full to overflowing" |
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replete
adjective
1. filled, stuffed, jammed, crammed, abounding, brimming, teeming, glutted, well-stocked, jam-packed, well-provided, chock-full, brimful, full to bursting, charged The harbour was replete with boats.
filled wanting, lacking, empty, bare, barren
filled wanting, lacking, empty, bare, barren
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[rɪˈpliːt] adj (frm) replete (with) → sazio/a (di)Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
replete
a. repleto-a, lleno-a en exceso.
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