replenish
Use replenish in a sentence
ɪʃ verb (used with object)
1.
to make full or complete again, as by supplying what is lacking, used up, etc.: to replenish one's stock of food.
2.
to supply (a fire, stove, etc.) with fresh fuel.
3.
to fill again or anew.
Origin:
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)
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, noun
re·plen·ish·ment, noun
un·re·plen·ished, adjective
well-re·plen·ished, adjective
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| —vb | |
| 1. | to make full or complete again by supplying what has been used up or is lacking |
| 2. | to put fresh fuel on (a fire) |
| [C14: from Old French replenir, from | |
| re'plenisher | |
| —n | |
| re'plenishment | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
replenish
mid-14c., from O.Fr. repleniss-, extended prp. stem of replenir "to fill up," from re-, intensive prefix, + -plenir, from L. plenus "full" (see plenary).
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Example sentences
Add controlled-release fertilizer to the mix at planting time and replenish it yearly.
In three easy steps, you can replenish your supply of stationery and wrapping paper without spending a penny.
We're consuming faster than the world can replenish.
As the liquid levels replenish-perhaps between gulps-the plug once again stops the hidden reservoir.
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