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- pronunciation:
- rih
plit
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
well-supplied; full (usu. fol. by "with").
The holiday brochure was replete with photographs.- antonyms:
- destitute, devoid
- similar words:
- abundant, flush, full, instinct, pregnant
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| definition 2: |
filled with food and drink; satiated.
The dinner had been superb and he felt replete now. |
(adj.)replete
+ noun
adventure,
allusion,
belief,
comment,
creature,
description,
detail,
error,
evidence,
example,
failure,
feature,
illustration,
image,
inconsistency,
irony,
meaning,
moon,
mound,
pool,
reference,
report,
restaurant,
row,
symbol,
tale,
theme,
violence,
waterfall
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| derivation: |
repleteness (n.) |
The word replete
contains the following parts:
re-
Latin
prefix
that means again; back or back again
  More about this word part:
The prefix re-
occurs in verbs that are Latin loanwords, where it can mean "again" (revise
) or "back again" (reflect
). It also attaches to English verbs (replay
, rewind) with both meanings. Any verb can be prefixed by "re-
" to indicate that an action is repeated. No hyphen is necessary unless the word formed is identical to an existing word (re-sign the document, but resign
from a job).
Example words:
irrefragable, irremissible, irrevocable, re-coil, re-cover, react, reappear, rebuild, recall, recede, recoil, reconstruct, record, recover, redo, reflect, reflection, regress, reheat, relive, remissible, remit, remove, renew, renewal, repaint, repay, replay, replete, report, reporter, reservation, resign, resignation, respect, retract, reverse, reversible, revert, review, revise, revision, revive, revolve, revolution, rewrite, rebel, rebellious
ple, plen, plet
Latin
root
that means fill up, fulfill
Example words:
complement, compliment, complete, deplete, plenary, plenipotentiary, plenitude, plenteous, plentiful, plenty, replenish, replete, accomplish, comply
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