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replete

[ri-pleet]

adjective

  1. abundantly supplied or provided; filled (usually followed bywith ).

    a speech replete with sentimentality.

  2. stuffed or gorged with food and drink.

    Synonyms:
  3. complete.

    a scholarly survey, replete in its notes and citations.



noun

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

replete

/ ɪˈː /

adjective

  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

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Other 51Թ Forms

  • repletely adverb
  • repleteness noun
  • repletive adjective
  • repletively adverb
  • unreplete adjective
  • unrepleteness noun
  • ˈٱ adverb
  • ˈٱԱ noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of replete1

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English repleet, from Middle French replet, from Latin ŧٳܲ, past participle of ŧ “to fill up,” equivalent to re- “again, again and again” + ŧ() “to fill” (akin to ŧԳܲ “full”) + -tus past participle suffix; re-, full 1
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of replete1

C14: from Latin ŧٳܲ , from ŧ to refill, from re- + ŧ to fill
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A blue-hued linoleum floor made to look like an aquarium, replete with singing fish and turtles, brightens the dark-wooded downstairs space and echoes the nautical elements Kesling introduced into his Streamline Moderne homes.

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TikTok is replete with advice, most of it questionable, on how to tell if someone is a narcissist.

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They argue the legislation is actually a censorship bill, replete with union-busting measures and a vague maze of anti-DEI stipulations that stymie students’ access to social support, financial resources and needed accommodations.

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"Unlike many traffickers whose drug activities are borne, at least in part, from desperation, poverty, and a lack of educational opportunities," they said, "the defendant has lived a life replete with privilege and choice."

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In a congress hall replete with disco music, flashing lights, video clips, and celebrity show hosts, older politicians sometimes seemed dazzled by all the razzamatazz.

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