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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.
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Verb
replenish (third-person singular simple present replenishes, present participle replenishing, simple past and past participle replenished)
- (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.
- (transitive, archaic) To fill up; to complete; to supply fully.
- (transitive, obsolete) To finish; to complete; to perfect.
c. 1593 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedy of Richard the Third: ”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies (First Folio), London: Isaac Iaggard, and Ed Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, :We smothered the most replenished sweet work of nature.
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References
- “replenish”, in The Century Dictionary , New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- “replenish”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.