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Replenish Fill Verb Replenished Supply B C Re·Plen·Ish

Title replenish
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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 verb
1.
  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
English Etymology
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
replenish
re·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]
OLT
replenish verb
⇨ fill
Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged
re·plen·ish
\rə̇ˈplenish, rēˈp-, esp in pres part -nəsh\ verb
Etymology: 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 verb
1.
 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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