Replete Middle Fill French Repletus Abundantly Re·Plete Adjective

re·plete
\\ri-ˈplēt\\ adjective1. fully or abundantly provided or filled
    a book replete with…delicious details — William Safire
2.
  a. abundantly fed
  b.

fat

,

stout

3.
Synonyms: see
• re·plete·ness noun

replete
  1382, from O.Fr. replet "filled up" (14c.), from L. repletus, pp. of replere "to fill," from re-, intensive prefix, + plere "to fill," related to plenus "full" (see plenary).

replete
re·plete / ri5pli:t / adjective1. [not before noun] ~ (with sth) (formal) filled with sth; with a full supply of sth
   充满；充足:
   literature replete with drama and excitement
   充满紧张刺激情节的文学作品
2. (old-fashioned or formal) very full of food
   很饱；饱食

re·plete
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
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. :
  < a thin limestone bed replete with characteristic echinoids — Science >
 b. : abundantly fed : , surfeited
  < could not face the thought of being replete in a starving world — A.L.Guérard >
 c. : filled out : ,
  < richly and healthily replete, though with less of his substance in stature; a frankly fat gentleman — Henry James †1916 >
3. : ,
 < 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 :
 < fat with repleted appetite — Charles Dickens >
2. :
 < 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