replete

[ ri-pleet ]

adjective

1. abundantly supplied or provided; filled (usually followed by with ):

   a speech replete with sentimentality.

2. stuffed or gorged with food and drink.

   Synonyms: satiated

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

/ rɪˈpliːt /

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

Derived Forms

• reˈpletely, adverb
• reˈpleteness, noun

Other Words From

• re·pletely adverb
• re·pleteness noun
• re·pletive adjective
• re·pletive·ly adverb
• unre·plete adjective
• unre·pleteness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of replete¹

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English repleet, from Middle French replet, from Latin replētus, past participle of replēre “to fill up,” equivalent to re- “again, again and again” + plē(re) “to fill” (akin to plēnus “full”) + -tus past participle suffix; re-, full ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of replete¹

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

Example Sentences

The new generation of Afghans have grown up with freedom of expression, social media and satellite television replete with Bollywood action movies and female news anchors.

From Time

The “remote versus in-office” distinction is replete with difference, and this distinction is further compounded by physical separation.

From Time

The book later returns to glimpse younger seas that came and went, depositing sediments now replete with fossils.

From Science News

It was replete with statistics indicating that the wheels of justice are grinding so glacially in the District that alleged perpetrators of violence are not facing timely consequences.

From Washington Post

As expected, the team found that lightning at Sakurajima occurred in plumes replete with ash.

From Science News

It starts off like any other Lana tune, replete with minor chords and humming, distorted vocals.

From The Daily Beast

That's why medical teams, replete with Life Flight helicopters, are always on standby at tour events.

From The Daily Beast

Since the film is set in the 19th century, Jones was outfitted in a series of Victorian era gowns, replete with bodice and bustle.

From The Daily Beast

A cursory glance back on American history and the instances of such practice are replete.

From The Daily Beast

His team is replete with loyalists in the White House, and senior cabinet officers who lack the clout of their predecessors.

From The Daily Beast

It may be that to some minds the ball room may be replete with temptations; but there are minds which find temptations everywhere.

From Project Gutenberg

It was a process replete with surprises, with revelations, with new understanding of nature itself as seen through the alien eyes.

From Project Gutenberg

No stanza of the poem is more replete than this with a vein of painfully sarcastic drollery.

From Project Gutenberg

What period of the world's history is more replete with great events affecting the welfare of the human race?

From Project Gutenberg

Their narratives are replete with errors and contain much romance.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• awash
• filled
• loaded
• rife