to replenish
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4.3
- verb
- /rɪˈplɛnɪʃ/
:
reponer
- Another way to find inspiration and replenish your idea well is to attend writers' conferences.
- replenish supplies
- replenish water
- replenish the soil
I would like to replenish my texturizing spray from this brand.
- I would like to replenish my texturizing spray from this brand.
- The United States is not set up to quickly replenish those stocks.
- Is there any evidence that fruit is not good at replenishing glycogen as compared to starch?
- It promises to hydrate and replenish, leaving skin smoother, softer and more supple.
- It's mined from ancient bogs that take hundreds if not thousands of years to replenish.
- But you know, is there anything, is there anything I can do to replenish my, my lungs from doing that?
- So out of this, these discoveries came the idea that maybe we should replenish the decreasing level of NAD.
Examples
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The water could not be replenished fast enough to meet the city's water demands.
Academic text (2003) -
The primary intent was to replenish wild stocks by releasing hatchery-reared animals.
Academic text (1997) -
The United States is not set up to quickly replenish those stocks.
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I need to have this giant well that I can keep going back to, to replenish my reserves, to feel good.
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People use the fruits of nature and replenish those fruits, sometimes improving the conditions that are found.
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So let's just make enough cars to replenish what we've sold.
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Farmers relied on early harvests to replenish their stores and get them through the summer.
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Potassium chloride replenishes potassium that people are often low on.
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After the dry season, it's important to replenish the water supply in the reservoirs.
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Make sure to replenish the supplies in the fridge before you have guests over.
Synonyms
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1.0
To make a place full by putting people or things into it
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1.3
Close a hole or gap by putting material into it
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1.3
To put more of something into a container that is empty or nearly empty
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3.2
Put something back into a container, vehicle, or machine after it is empty
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3.6
To put power back into a battery or device by plugging it in
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3.2
Put new goods on shelves after the old ones are used or sold
Provide things needed again to a place or system
Antonyms
How Full
Surface Forms
Morphology
replenish = plenish (semi-transparent) = re + plenish
The prefix 're-' clearly means 'again', but the base 'plenish' is now rare/archaic in modern English, so learners unfamiliar with it may not deduce the word from its parts.
Etymology
Replenish comes from the parts re- meaning 'again' and plenus meaning 'full', the same root as the word plenty. So to replenish something is to make it 'full again', which is why you refill a water bottle or restock supplies.