replenish

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

• IPA^(key): /ɹɪˈplɛn.ɪʃ/

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Verb

replenish (third-person singular simple present replenishes, present participle replenishing, simple past and past participle replenished)

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.

2. (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 […]

3. (transitive, obsolete) To finish; to complete; to perfect.
   • William Shakespeare

     We smothered the most replenished sweet work of nature.

Antonyms

• deplete

Translations

to refill

Chinese: Mandarin: 补充 (zh) Dutch: aanvullen (nl) Finnish: täydentää (fi) French: réapprovisionner (fr)

Korean: 보충하다 (ko) (bochunghada) Latin: repleō Russian: набра́ть ещё раз (nabrátʹ ješčó raz) Swedish: fylla på, komplettera (sv)

References

• replenish in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• replenish in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.