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replete

rep·lete

UK/ɹɪˈpliːt/ US/riˈplit/ uncommon
adjective (2) verb (1)

adjective

1.

filled to satisfaction with food or drink

  • “a full stomach”
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2.

(followed by `with'')deeply filled or permeated

  • “imbued with the spirit of the Reformation”
  • “words instinct with love”
  • “it is replete with misery”
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verb

1.

fill to satisfaction

  • “I am sated”
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Origin

From Middle English replete (adjective) and repleten (verb), from Old French replet, from Latin repletus.

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