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replete [rɪ'pli:t]
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replete — means ‘filled or well supplied’ either with food or with some other necessity, and denotes an abundance of the thing specified, which typically follows the preposition with: • This on off deal was also replete with procrastination and posturing… … Modern English usage
replete — ► ADJECTIVE 1) (replete with) filled or well supplied with. 2) very full with food; sated. DERIVATIVES repletion noun. ORIGIN from Latin replere fill up … English terms dictionary
replete — [ri plēt′] adj. [ME < OFr replet < L repletus, pp. of replere < re , again + plere, to fill: see FULL1] 1. well filled or plentifully supplied 2. stuffed with food and drink; gorged n. HONEY POT (sense 1) … English World dictionary
replete — [[t]rɪpli͟ːt[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED: v link ADJ with n To be replete with something means to be full of it. [FORMAL] The Harbor was replete with boats... History is replete with examples of populations out of control. Syn: full of 2) ADJ: usu v link… … English dictionary
replete — repletely, adv. repleteness, n. repletive, adj. repletively, adv. /ri pleet /, adj. 1. abundantly supplied or provided; filled (usually fol. by with): a speech replete with sentimentality. 2. stuffed or gorged with food and drink. 3. complete: a… … Universalium
replete — re|plete [rıˈpli:t] adj [not before noun] [Date: 1300 1400; : Latin; Origin: , past participle of replere to fill up ] 1.) formal full of something replete with ▪ Literature is replete with tales of power. 2.) old fashioned very full of food or… … Dictionary of contemporary English
replete — adjective (not before noun) 1 formal fully supplied with something (+ with): a book replete with diagrams 2 old fashioned so full of food or drink that you want no more repletion /rI pli:SFn/ noun (U) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
replete — /rəˈplit / (say ruh pleet) adjective 1. stuffed or gorged with food and drink. –phrase 2. replete with, abundantly supplied or provided with. {Middle English, from Latin replētus, past participle, filled} –repleteness, noun …
replete — re•plete [[t]rɪˈplit[/t]] adj. 1) abundantly supplied: a speech replete with humor[/ex] 2) stuffed with food and drink • Etymology: 1350–1400; ME repleet < MF replet < L replētus, ptp. of replēre to fill up =re re +plēre to fill, akin to… … From formal English to slang
replete — adj 1. full, filled, filled to the brim, full to bursting, abrim, chock a block, Brit. Inf. chocker, Inf. chock full, jammed, packed, Inf. jam packed, Archaic. fraught; profuse, abounding, superabundant, exuberant; bursting, overflowing, spilling … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
replete — 1. adjective /rɪˈpliːt/ a) Abounding. A peacock reignd, whose glorious sway b) Gorged, filled to near the point of bursting, especially with food or drink. His subjects with delight obey: Syn: p … Wiktionary