replenish

CEFRC2

/ɹɪˈplɛn.ɪʃ/

verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To fill something again after some has been used.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    To fill up; to complete; to supply fully.

Examples

  • A military veteran shows how his compost business helps to replenish precious topsoil.

  • He wanted to replenish the stock as soon as possible.

At a glance

Sits at C2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
4
Synonyms
2

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. To finish; to complete; to perfect.

  2. To refill; to renew; to supply again or to add a fresh quantity to.

More examples

In context

  • It's a popular product, and they have to replenish their stock of it frequently.

  • […] and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth […]

  • We smothered the most replenished sweet work of nature.

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Quick test

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After using up all the water, we need to blank the tank to prepare for the next trip.

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Origin

verb

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.