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Definition of "replete" []

  • Abundantly supplied; abounding: a stream replete with trout; an apartment replete with Empire furniture. (adjective)
  • Filled to satiation; gorged. (adjective)
  • Usage Problem Complete: a computer system replete with color monitor, printer, and software. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "replete" in a sentence
  • "Huda Lutfi; "Democracy Is Coming," 2008; Sotheby 's estimate: $6,400 to $9,600 (Sotheby' s) Ms. Lutfi aspired to be a scholar of Islamic cultural history before embarking on an artistic career, and her paintings remain replete with coy and compelling references to Egyptian pop-culture, from singer Umm Kalthoum to modern warfare."
  • "But this team has a name replete with an altogether different history."
  • "a word replete with repulsive and disgraceful associations."