REPLETE

replete, instinct(p)

(adjective) (followed by ‘with’) deeply filled or permeated; “imbued with the spirit of the Reformation”; “words instinct with love”; “it is replete with misery”

full, replete

(adjective) filled to satisfaction with food or drink; “a full stomach”

satiate, sate, replete, fill

(verb) fill to satisfaction; “I am sated”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

replete (comparative more replete, superlative most replete)

Abounding.

Gorged, filled to near the point of bursting, especially with food or drink.

Synonyms

• (abounding): plentiful, abundant

• (gorged): stuffed

Noun

replete (plural repletes)

A honeypot ant.

Verb

replete (third-person singular simple present repletes, present participle repleting, simple past and past participle repleted)

(transitive) To fill to repletion, or restore something that has been depleted.

Anagrams

• peterel

Source: Wiktionary


Re*plete" (r-plt"), a. Etym: [L. repletus, p. p. of replere to fill again, fill up; pref. re- re- + plere to fill, akin to plenus full: cf. F. replet corpulent. See Plenty, Replenish.]

Definition: Filled again; completely filled; full; charged; abounding. "His words replete with guile." Milton. When he of wine was replet at his feast. Chaucer. In heads repiete with thoughts of other men. Cowper.

Re*plete", v. t.

Definition: To fill completely, or to satiety. [R.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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