replenish
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Etymology[edit]
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.
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Verb[edit]
replenish (third-person singular simple present replenishes, present participle replenishing, simple past and past participle replenished)
- (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.
- (transitive, archaic) To fill up; to complete; to supply fully.
- 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Genesis 1:28:
- […] and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth […]
- (transitive, obsolete) To finish; to complete; to perfect.
- 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]:
- We smothered the most replenished sweet work of nature.
Antonyms[edit]
Translations[edit]
to refill
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References[edit]
- “replenish”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- “replenish”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
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