replenish
Americanverb (used with object)
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to make full or complete again, as by supplying what is lacking, used up, etc..
to replenish one's stock of food.
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to supply (a fire, stove, etc.) with fresh fuel.
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to fill again or anew.
verb
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to make full or complete again by supplying what has been used up or is lacking
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to put fresh fuel on (a fire)
Other Word Forms
- replenisher noun
- replenishment noun
- unreplenished adjective
- well-replenished adjective
Etymology
Origin of replenish
First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English replenisshen, from Middle French repleniss-, long stem of replenir “to fill,” Old French, equivalent to re- re- + plenir “to fill” (derivative of plein, from Latin plēnus full 1 )
Example Sentences
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County officials estimate it would generate $1 billion per year to replenish the shrinking budgets of local hospitals and clinics.
From Los Angeles Times
Chase’s job was to replenish the mug from the Thermos at his feet, which he had filled four hours earlier in the weather-battered fifth-wheel trailer they were pulling.
From Literature
By clearing invasive trees and replanting native grasslands, he replenished the land’s topsoil and resurrected a dozen natural springs—which, in turn, lured back birds, insects and other wildlife.
While recent rains have helped replenish some reservoirs, experts caution that rainfall must remain average to above average through to the end of March to prevent water restrictions later in the year.
From BBC
Izzard must surge and replenish her performance on her own.
From Los Angeles Times
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