repletion

noun

re·ple·tion ri-ˈplē-shən How to pronounce repletion (audio)

: the act of eating to excess : the state of being fed to excess : surfeit

: the condition of being filled up or overcrowded

: fulfillment of a need or desire : satisfaction

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Most everything was timed to a training and carbo depletion phase, then a repletion phase.

Amby Burfoot, Outside Online, 19 Nov. 2020 Before his big Frankfurt Marathon effort last fall, Hughes followed the old-fashioned, extreme depletion-and-repletion system of carbo-loading.

Amby Burfoot, Outside Online, 1 May 2020 In certain conditions, IV repletion of these vitamins and minerals can boost the levels in the body more rapidly.

NBC News, 5 Feb. 2018

Word History

Etymology

Middle English repleccioun, repleccion "eating or drinking to excess, satiety, overabundance of humors," borrowed from Anglo-French repleciun, repletion, borrowed from Medieval Latin replētiōn-, replētiō "act of filling up, fullness, being filled to excess (of food or humors)," going back to Latin, "process of filling up (an ulcer)," from replēre "to make full again, replenish, restore, fill up, sate" + -tiōn-, -tiō, suffix of verbal action — more at replete

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

单词	repletion
释义	repletion noun re·ple·tion ri-ˈplē-shən 1 : the act of eating to excess : the state of being fed to excess : surfeit 2 : the condition of being filled up or overcrowded 3 : fulfillment of a need or desire : satisfaction Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web Most everything was timed to a training and carbo depletion phase, then a repletion phase. Amby Burfoot, Outside Online, 19 Nov. 2020 Before his big Frankfurt Marathon effort last fall, Hughes followed the old-fashioned, extreme depletion-and-repletion system of carbo-loading. Amby Burfoot, Outside Online, 1 May 2020 In certain conditions, IV repletion of these vitamins and minerals can boost the levels in the body more rapidly. NBC News, 5 Feb. 2018 Word History Etymology Middle English repleccioun, repleccion "eating or drinking to excess, satiety, overabundance of humors," borrowed from Anglo-French repleciun, repletion, borrowed from Medieval Latin replētiōn-, replētiō "act of filling up, fullness, being filled to excess (of food or humors)," going back to Latin, "process of filling up (an ulcer)," from replēre "to make full again, replenish, restore, fill up, sate" + -tiōn-, -tiō, suffix of verbal action — more at replete First Known Use 14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Medical Definition repletion noun re·ple·tion ri-ˈplē-shən : the act or process of replenishing or state of being replenished following depletion (as of a constituent of the blood) sodium repletion repletion noun as in satiation Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance satiation satiety fullness fill surfeit glut repleteness satisfaction inappetence Antonyms & Near Antonyms hunger stomach appetite emptiness munchies rapacity starvation belly voracity malnutrition undernourishment ravenousness voraciousness famishment rapaciousness See More
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repletion

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