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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary re·plen·ish \\ri-ˈple-nish\\ verb ETYMOLOGY Middle English replenisshen, from Anglo-French repleniss-, stem of replenir to fill, from re- + plein full, from Latin plenus — more at full DATE 14th century transitive verb1.
a. to fill with persons or animals : stock
b. archaic : to supply fully : perfect
c. to fill with inspiration or power : nourish 2.
a. to fill or build up again
replenished his glass
b. to make good : replace intransitive verb: to become full : fill up again
• re·plen·ish·able \\-ni-shə-bəl\\ adjective
• re·plen·ish·er noun
• re·plen·ish·ment \\-nish-mənt\\ noun 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). Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 replenishre·plen·ish / ri5pleniF / verb [VN]
~ sth (with sth) ( formal) to make sth full again by replacing what has been used 补充;重新装满
SYN top up :
to replenish food and water supplies 补充食物和水的供应
Allow me to replenish your glass. 让我再给您斟满。• re·plen·ish·ment noun [U] Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged re·plen·ish
\rə̇ˈplenish, rēˈp-, esp in pres part -nəsh\ verbEtymology: Middle English replenisshen, replenissen, from Middle French repleniss-, stem of replenir to fill, supply abundantly, from Old French, from re- + -plenir (from plein full, from Latin plenus) — more at full transitive verb1.
a. : to fill with persons or animals : people or stock
< be fruitful and multiply and replenish the earth — Gen 1:28 (Authorized Version) >
b. archaic : to supply fully : equip completely : perfect
< his hive had so long been replenished with honey — William Wordsworth >
< the most replenished villain in the world — Shakespeare >
c. : to fill with some quality or source of inspiration or power : provide with intellectual or spiritual sustenance : nourish
< the American mind should cease to replenish itself with the mighty wonders of Europe — Van Wyck Brooks >
d. : to fill completely : occupy or pervade all parts of
< their vacant heart replenished with a child — Robert Browning >
< she saw the blood his cheeks replenish — Shakespeare >2.
a. : to fill up again
< she kept his glass replenished — Charles Dickens >
< the heavy demands for his legal services that promised to replenish his exchequer — A.C.Cole >
< remains below the surface until he needs to replenish his lungs with another gulp — John Tassos >
b. : to build up again : renew , restore
< he replenished the fire and drew up close to it — T.B.Costain >
< the plants are still growing, and replenishing their food reserves — Farm Journal >
< the supply of oil will have replenished itself — American Guide Series: Pennsylvania >
c. : to supply again : refit
< finds it cheaper and faster to replenish its ships while under way — George Weller >
d. : to make good : replace
< how fast have the shipyards … been able to replenish these losses — Fortune >3. : to add replenisher to (as a photographic developer or fixing bath) intransitive verb : to become full : fill up again
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