Replete
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ɹɪˈpliːt/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Replete is an adjective meaning Abounding, amply provided.
Meaning
Abounding, amply provided.
More Meanings
- Gorged, filled to near the point of bursting, especially with food or drink.
- A honeypot ant.
- (transitive) To fill to repletion, or restore something that has been depleted.
- (category theory, of a subcategory S of C) Isomorphism-closed: Inheriting all the isomorphisms of C. Formally: such that for any isomorphism f in C, if f 's source is in S, then f and f 's target is also in S.
Example Sentences
A kitchen replete with all the ultimate appliances.
History is replete with instances of great men ruled by their barbers.
I am less unhappy than the rest, because I have a mind replete with images.
"Salisbury Cathedral, my dear Jonas, . . . is an edifice replete with venerable associations."
Word Forms
- repletes
- repleting
- repleted
Synonyms for replete
Depending on context, synonyms include plentiful, abundant, stuffed, full, satiate, fill.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include satiate, sate, full, fill, nourished, sated.
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