replenish

[ ri-plen-ish ]

/ rɪˈplɛn ɪʃ /

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verb (used with object)

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.

Nearby words

replacement therapy, replant, replantation, replay, repleader, replenish, replete, repletion, replevin, replevisable, replevy

Origin of replenish

1300–50; Middle English replenisshen < Middle French repleniss-, long stem of replenir to fill, Old French, equivalent to re- re- + plenir to fill (derivative of plein < Latin plēnus full¹)

Related forms

re·plen·ish·er, nounre·plen·ish·ment, nounun·re·plen·ished, adjectivewell-re·plen·ished, adjective

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Examples from the Web for replenish

During each stop, Mooney takes a few days to recover from his time at sea and replenish his body.
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And God blessed Noah and his sons, and said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth.
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Nowadays, the crooks jam up the MetroCard dispensers so people are unable to purchase or replenish one.
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That would raise the much-needed revenues to replenish public coffers, thereby preventing future budget cuts.
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BP flourished by consistently discovering new reserves to replenish the oil it was extracting.
July Fourth Outrage: British Gov't Elevates Disgraced BP Boss|Tom Bower|July 1, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Do not forget to take two or three candles, and replenish your stock if you burn them: they sometimes are a prime necessity.
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You cannot suppose that either Lord or Lady Tremordyn replenish her purse?
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Such food does not furnish sufficient material to replenish the daily waste and promote the living integrity.
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Small next knocked the ashes from his tube, and began to replenish it, coughing significantly.
Rookwood|William Harrison Ainsworth
We improved every opportunity to replenish our supply of coal, and reached Cairo in five days.
A Story of the Red Cross|Clara Barton

British Dictionary definitions for replenish

replenish

/ (rɪˈplɛnɪʃ) /

verb (tr)

to make full or complete again by supplying what has been used up or is lacking

to put fresh fuel on (a fire)

Derived Forms

replenisher, nounreplenishment, noun

Word Origin for replenish

C14: from Old French replenir, from re- + plenir to fill, from Latin plēnus full

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