replenish
English
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.
Pronunciation
Verb
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- (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.
- Bible, Genesis 1:28, KJV
- […] and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth […]
- Bible, Genesis 1:28, KJV
- (transitive, obsolete) To finish; to complete; to perfect.
- William Shakespeare
- We smothered the most replenished sweet work of nature.
- William Shakespeare
Antonyms
Translations
to refill
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References
- “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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