Hypertext Webster Gateway: "replete"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Replete \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.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Replete \Re*plete"\, v. t.
To fill completely, or to satiety. [R.]

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

replete
adj : (informal) having consumed enough food or drink; "a full
stomach" [syn: {full}, {replete(p)}]
v : fill to satisfaction; "I am sated" [syn: {satiate}, {sate},
{fill}]


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