replenish
to make full or complete again, as by supplying what is lacking, used up, etc.: to replenish one's stock of food.
to supply (a fire, stove, etc.) with fresh fuel.
to fill again or anew.
Origin of replenish
1Other words from replenish
- re·plen·ish·er, noun
- re·plen·ish·ment, noun
- un·re·plen·ished, adjective
- well-re·plen·ished, adjective
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How to use replenish in a sentence
The good news is that these actions have already begun to replenish some shark populations.
Sharks and rays are far less abundant in the world’s oceans than 50 years ago | Kate Baggaley | January 27, 2021 | Popular-ScienceBrands can sell the initial tech and then offer a subscription service to replenish the complementary product.
L’Oréal eyes at-home tech market to accelerate its DTC plan | Seb Joseph | January 19, 2021 | DigidayA good erosion response plan includes giving the bluffs space from development so that they can continue to erode naturally and replenish wider, safer beaches.
Seawalls Are Not the Answer to Coastal Bluff Erosion | Laura Walsh | January 11, 2021 | Voice of San DiegoThe new status of these works is significant because 2021 will mark the second year the public domain is being replenished after a two-decade drought when no new works became available.
Great Gatsby, Agatha Christie and more: Famous works from 1925 enter public domain | Jeff | December 31, 2020 | FortuneBut for more rigorous sweat sessions, the low-sodium drink does come up short in replenishing the salt your body loses.
And the insurance fund run by the FDIC is replenishing itself without having to dun taxpayers.
The same levees that have prevented floods have also prevented river sediment from replenishing the land naturally.
BP’s $7.8 Billion Settlement of Deepwater Horizon Spill Does Nothing for Louisiana | John M. Barry | March 7, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTWhat culminated in an enlightening hodgepodge of artifacts began as a “replenishing, powerful journey,” she said.
Annie Leibovitz and Tina Brown on 'Pilgrimage,' Photography, and Vanity Fair | Kara Cutruzzula | December 12, 2011 | THE DAILY BEASTIn this way, Mengele would be credited with replenishing the German war dead at double the rate.
The upper right hand object is furnished with a spout, and an opening for replenishing the vessel.
The Catacombs of Rome | William Henry WithrowThey were drawn up through apertures in the ceiling by unseen hands when they needed replenishing.
Balsamo, The Magician | Alexander DumasHis exchequer, as usual, was very low and the need for replenishing it was imperative.
Quin | Alice Hegan RiceIt was death to laugh in the king's presence; but Sethos, replenishing the goblet to its brim, did not repress a smile.
Sarchedon | G. J. (George John) Whyte-MelvilleAnd he was no nearer attaining any way of replenishing his well-nigh vanished stock of the latter.
The Luck of Gerard Ridgeley | Bertram Mitford
British Dictionary definitions for replenish
/ (rɪˈplɛnɪʃ) /
to make full or complete again by supplying what has been used up or is lacking
to put fresh fuel on (a fire)
Origin of replenish
1Derived forms of replenish
- replenisher, noun
- replenishment, noun
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