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replete

/rɪˈplit/
/rɪˈplit/
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Other forms: repleted

Replete means full, often in a satisfying way. "The library was replete with bound first editions, and Lucy, a bookworm, was happier there than any place else."

Replete shares a root with the word plenty. When you have plenty of cookies and cake, you can say your table is replete with goodies. Another cousin of replete is replenish. When your cabinets are bare, you go to the store to replenish them. When you unpack your groceries, your pantry is replete with essentials.

Definitions of replete
  1. adjective
    filled to satisfaction with food or drink
    synonyms: full
    nourished
    being provided with adequate nourishment
  2. adjective
    (followed by `with')deeply filled or permeated
    “it is replete with misery”
    synonyms: instinct
    full
    containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
  3. verb
    fill to satisfaction
    synonyms: fill, sate, satiate
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    types:
    cloy, pall
    cause surfeit through excess though initially pleasing
    type of:
    consume, have, ingest, take, take in
    serve oneself to, or consume regularly
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