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replenish en · VERB

Pronunciation

Etymology

From Middle English replenisshen, borrowed from Old French repleniss-, stem of some of the conjugated forms of replenir, from re- + plenir, from plein, from Latin plenus.

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To refill; to renew; to supply again or to add a fresh quantity to.
    • It's a popular product, and they have to replenish their stock of it frequently.
    • This [tank wagon] has been equipped by the Chief Mechanical & Electrical Engineer's staff with a motor-driven pump and arrangements both for delivering fuel to the trains and for replenishing its own supply from tank wagons which are brought to the depot every three days. 1956 October, “Recent Changes on the Tyneside Electrified Lines”, in Railway Magazine, page 662:
  2. (archaic, transitive) To fill up; to complete; to supply fully.
    • After the waters had swept over the abode of Adam's race, it became the mission of Noah's family, consisting of eight persons, to replenish, or colonize, the earth with their descendants. 1874, Dominick M'causland, The Builders of Babel, page 11:
    • […] and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth […] 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Genesis 1:28:
  3. (obsolete, transitive) To finish; to complete; to perfect.
    • We smothered the most replenished sweet work of nature. c. 1593 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedy of Richard the Third: […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene iii]:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
replenishes Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
replenished Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
replenished Tense=Past lexicographic
replenishing Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

Antonyms

deplete

Deriveds

replenisher · replenishable · replenishment · replenishingly · unreplenished

Synonyms

refresh · plenish

Translations (27)

es reaprovisionar (to refill) · fi täydentää (to refill) · la repleō (to refill) · es repostar (to refill) · ca reomplir (to refill) · hu feltölt (to refill) · hu újratölt (to refill) · es recargar (to refill) · pt reabastecer (to refill) · es reabastecer (to refill) · it riempire di nuovo (to refill) · ru набра́ть ещё раз (to refill) · nl aanvullen (to refill) · it rifornire (to refill) · sv fylla på (to refill) · de wieder aufstocken (to refill) · es reconstituir (to refill) · bg попълвам (to refill) · es reponer (to refill) · vi bổ sung (to refill) · es rellenar (to refill) · sv komplettera (to refill) · hu teletölt (to refill) · cmn 補充 /补充 (to refill) · fr réapprovisionner (to refill) · de wieder auffüllen (to refill) · ko 보충하다 (to refill)