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replenish

[ri-plen-ish]

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.

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)

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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Example Sentences

Second, the continuation of management's intent to replenish the heart of its organization, the farm systems.

Green, natural settings help to restore our focus and replenish our cognitive capacity.

Some say the attackers are apolitical arms smugglers, seeking to settle scores and replenish their stocks.

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Second, the continuation of management's intent to replenish the heart of its organization, the farm systems.

Green, natural settings help to restore our focus and replenish our cognitive capacity.

Some say the attackers are apolitical arms smugglers, seeking to settle scores and replenish their stocks.

If the river does not carry enough sediment to replenish islands and beaches, they begin to erode away.

Mining phosphorus for fertilizer is consuming the mineral faster than geologic cycles can replenish it.

And a steamship would need to pull into port every few hundred miles to replenish its supply of coal.

Add controlled-release fertilizer to the mix at planting time and replenish it yearly.

Women may replenish their egg supply throughout life, if a study successful in mice holds true for humans.

So they are constantly seeking ways to replenish it.

Flush that stuff right out of my system and them replenish my body with great amounts of fresh fruits and veggies.

The bank goes cap in hand to rich countries and tries to replenish its coffers.

Unlike fossil fuels derived from crude oil, biofuels are organic sources of energy that replenish naturally and quickly.

Rotate crops to allow the soil to recover and replenish.

Researchers have identified stem cells in brain cancer tumors that replenish the tumors and keep them growing.

African farmers can afford only a fraction of the fertilizers needed to replenish their increasingly barren fields.

Transport bottlenecks exacerbated by wintry weather made it difficult in some places to replenish them.

The region's sandy soils allow rainfall to seep rapidly in and replenish the groundwater supply below.

We're consuming faster than the world can replenish.

Researchers have discovered cells that continually replenish leukemia tumors.

Novartis said profit margins would be squeezed by spending to replenish its pipeline of new drugs.

Stem cells exist to replenish the supply of other cells.

And unlike commercial pesticides, the prolific breeders can replenish themselves.

The rules are kind of complicated, indicating how many cards to lay out, when to replenish and not to replenish.

America desperately needs skilled and hard-working immigrants to replenish its workforce.

Governments took notice of overfishing-harvesting more fish than the ecosystem can replenish.

Allegedly, the negative ions open pores and replenish moisture.

It is harder in big cities, and if too much is collected not enough water may reach rivers or replenish groundwater supplies.

And some ask if fish from fish farms could be released in the field to replenish natural populations.

The engine runs on butane, which you replenish with a standard cigarette-lighter refill.

Other industry chiefs, confronted by a similar crunch, regard big mergers as a good way to replenish pipelines and slash costs.

These help replenish the waters for the many wetland areas of the ecoregion.

The best way to replenish these oils is with an after-shave balm and facial moisturizer.

Dig holes and then replenish them an old solution, but now you can innovate putting an investiment bank in the middle.

In three easy steps, you can replenish your supply of stationery and wrapping paper without spending a penny.

Besides, if you leave it lying near your back door, you can use it as bait to replenish your ant colony.

And it will take a lot more rain to replenish the country's low water table.

In three easy steps, you can replenish your supply of stationery and.

Hayutman is hoping the suit will replenish his bank account.

Worms will consume their bedding along with any food scraps that you add, so you will need to replenish it periodically.

These fires are needed to replenish minerals and nutrients in this earth.

In an adult, all that remains of those precursors are so-called adult stem cells that replenish mature cells within a tissue.

These vehicles could dock with the power buoys and replenish their batteries without any need for human intervention.

Sustainable seafood is a way to replenish our oceans and manage their resources into the future.

Perhaps zebrafish merely require reduced neural activity to replenish supplies of neurotransmitters, etc.

The failure of captive breeding meant that cheetah fanciers had to replenish their supply with wild ones.

The drug appears to help replenish certain chemicals, known as neurotransmitters, in the brain.

All of these currents constantly replenish the magnetic field, a maintenance process that prevents it from decaying.

They can theoretically divide without limit to replenish other cells.

In either case, the zoo will not replenish the group.

Many women believe these products replenish their dwindling progesterone.

He has used government money for salaries to replenish his supplies.

She emerges with her cubs in spring, when she can hunt newborn seals to replenish her fat reserves.

The state mining agency has ordered the company to replenish all fish and other aquatic life in the creeks.

Farmers who eschew crop rotations that help to replenish the soil with nutrients take a risk that yields will decline.

The money will be used to replenish and upgrade inventories for the holiday season, company officials said.

The drop in oil prices means it will not be possible to replenish the national oil fund as quickly as might be needed.

It would be a good idea to do this on a reserve to replenish the buffalo count, but not for energy.

The company now says that the generator can send some power to the battery to replenish what it calls a buffer.

One option for the government would be to replenish the compensation fund with public money.

The group's men had to occasionally emerge, at night, to replenish stores of food and firewood.

With only three lives per level and almost no way to replenish health, you have to be pretty careful to make it through.

Platelets return to normal levels within a few hours, while it takes only a few days to replenish plasma.

Because of lower water-tables and depleted aquifers, many rivers can no longer replenish themselves in the dry season.

The scientists suspect, however, that the black hole has a continuous supply of doomed stars to replenish its orbiting clouds.

If you have no top predator babies to replenish the lost species, you obviously can have no recovery.

Remember to replenish the coals and chips every hour.

Many weekend blood drives were canceled and there is a dire need to replenish the center's supply of donated blood.

The barays may also have helped replenish soil moisture by allowing water to soak into the earth.

We feel that if a museum sells art, the proceeds must go to replenish the collection with other works of art.

Beekeepers will need more income to replenish the empty boxes.

We have left no natural process" to replenish the water being consumed.

And every year each counts on the other to replenish their respective collections of pajamas and ties.

But of course millions of people patronise casinos each year without resorting to armed robbery to replenish their chips.

They remain fearful about their job prospects and they are trying to replenish depleted investments.

After that, the car's generator kicks in to replenish the battery and propel the vehicle.

Humans tamed fire to replenish nutrients in the soil, cook and pursue prey.

To replenish her spirit, she has established a foundation devoted to exploring the design potential of bamboo.

The question looming over the new fund is whether donors will replenish it as it is drawn down.

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World English Dictionary

replenish (rɪˈplɛnɪʃ)

—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- + plenir to fill, from Latin plēnus full]

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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