repletion

[ ri-plee-shuhn ]

noun

1. the condition of being abundantly supplied or filled; fullness.
2. overfullness resulting from excessive eating or drinking; surfeit.

Word History and Origins

Origin of repletion¹

1350–1400; Middle English replecioun surfeit (< Middle French ) < Late Latin replētiōn- (stem of replētiō ), equivalent to Latin replēt ( us ) ( replete ) + -iōn- -ion

Example Sentences

While I have been able to improvise care for some of them with IV fluids, bloodwork, electrolyte repletions and blood transfusions in the outpatient setting, Ms. H’s acuity was beyond the limits of my clinic.

From Washington Post

The story is about painful repletion of another kind, and of solace that never arrives.

From New York Times

With repletion came dissatisfaction: a hunger for something more, or for something different.

From The New Yorker

Eliciting the mitochondrial unfolded protein response by nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide repletion reverses fatty liver disease in mice.

From Nature

Where once the odd coneflower looked dried in the flower beds, other plants follow the same course, until there is a wholesale shift in the character of the garden from repletion to decline and seediness.

From Washington Post