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re⋅fill

[v. ree-fil; n. ree-fil]
–verb (used with object), verb (used without object)
1. to fill again.
–noun
2. a material, supply, or the like, to replace something that has been used up: a refill for a prescription.

Origin:
1680–90; re- + fill


re⋅fill⋅a⋅ble, adjective, noun
re·fill   (rē-fĭl')   
tr.v.   re·filled, re·fill·ing, re·fills
To fill again.
n.   (rē'fĭl')
  1. A product packaged to replace the used contents of a container.
  2. A second or subsequent filling.

Refill

Re*fill"\ (r?*f?l"), v. t. & i. To fill, or become full, again.
Language Translation for : refill
Spanish: recambio; carga,
German: die Ersatzfüllung,
Japanese: 詰め替え

refill  (v.)
1687, from re- "back, again" + fill (v.). The noun is recorded from 1886; meaning "a second drink" is from 1929.

Main Entry: 1re·fill
Pronunciation: (')rE-'fil
Function: transitive verb
: to fill (a prescription) a second or subsequent time

Main Entry: 2re·fill
Pronunciation: 'rE-"fil
Function: noun
1 : a replacement in a cavity of removed liquid or other material or asubstitution (as of gas) for such material refill>
2 : a prescription compounded and dispensed for a second or subsequent time without an order from thephysician
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