replenish
verb (used with object)
to make full or complete again, as by supplying what is lacking, used up, etc..
replenished
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past participleof replenish.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof replenish.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
replenishverb (used with object)to make full or complete again, as by supplying what is lacking, used up, etc..
Example Sentences
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Hydrologists should know by February or March whether aquifers and and human-made reservoirs have been replenished.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
“Unless inventories are replenished, the world will start from a weaker position when the next shock comes,” the IMF said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
“Pumping more groundwater than is sustainably replenished is not only negligent, but dangerous to the American Desert Southwest,” he said in the joint statement with other opponents of the project.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
All of that helped to keep physical oil supply shortages at a minimum, even as global inventories have declined and need to be replenished.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 18, 2026
The waiter again replenished their almost filled water glasses.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
