I. rə̇ˈplēt, rēˈp-, usu -lēd.+V adjective
Etymology: Middle English repleet, from Middle French & Latin; Middle French replet, from Latin repletus, past participle of replēre to fill up, from re- + plēre to fill — more at full
1.
a. : fully or abundantly provided : well supplied
the race itself is replete with thrills, sometimes with spills — American Guide Series: Ind.
replete with hard and book-learned words, impressively sonorous — R.W.Southern
b. : fully or richly charged, imbued, or impregnated
a warmly affectionate book, replete with both human and religious value — Frances Witherspoon
a life replete with charm — P.E.More
2.
a. : filled
a thin limestone bed replete with characteristic echinoids — Science
b. : abundantly fed : gorged , surfeited
could not face the thought of being replete in a starving world — A.L.Guérard
c. : filled out : fat , stout
richly and healthily replete , though with less of his substance in stature; a frankly fat gentleman — Henry James †1916
3. : complete , full
the text is too replete to be used in abbreviated survey or cultural courses — Review of Scientific Instruments
II. transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Middle English repleten, from Latin repletus, past participle of replēre to fill up
1. : to fill to satiety : stuff
fat with repleted appetite — Charles Dickens
2. : replenish
mostly stolen … later repleted — Eleanor Clark
III. noun
( -s )
Etymology: replete (I)
: a worker ant capable of greatly distending its abdomen and serving as a reservoir of liquid food for the rest of the colony — called also plerergate ; compare honey ant