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Meaning of REPLETE

Pronunciation:  ri'pleet

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [v]  fill to satisfaction; "I am sated"
 
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 Synonyms: fill, sate, satiate
 
 See Also: cloy, consume, have, ingest, pall, take, take in

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. \Re*plete"\ (r?-pl?t"), a. [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}.]
    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 replete with thoughts of other men. --Cowper.
    
  2. \Re*plete"\, v. t.
    To fill completely, or to satiety. [R.]
    
 

 

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