Lexic.us

Definition of Replenish

1. Verb. Fill something that had previously been emptied. "Refill my glass, please"

Definition of Replenish

1. v. t. To fill again after having been diminished or emptied; to stock anew; hence, to fill completely; to cause to abound.

2. v. i. To recover former fullness.

Definition of Replenish

1. Verb. To refill; to renew; to supply again or to add a fresh quantity. ¹

2. Verb. (archaic) To fill; to complete; to supply fully. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Replenish

1. plenish [v -ED, -ING, -ES] - See also: plenish

Medical Definition of Replenish

1. 1. To fill again after having been diminished or emptied; to stock anew; hence, to fill completely; to cause to abound. "Multiply and replenish the earth." (Gen. I. 28) "The waters thus With fish replenished, and the air with fowl." (Milton) 2. To finish; to complete; to perfect. "We smothered The most replenished sweet work of nature." (Shak) Origin: OE. Replenissen, OF. Replenir; L. Pref. Re- re- + plenus full. See Full, -ish, and cf. Replete. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Replenish

Literary usage of Replenish

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. What a Young Wife Ought to Know by Emma Frances Angell Drake (1902)
"The Command to " replenish the Earth."—Preparation for Motherhood More ... WEBSTER defines " replenish " : To stock abundantly, to make complete or perfect. ..."

2. A Journal of the Proceedings in Georgia, Beginning October 20, 1737: By by William Stephens (1908)
"... Mr. Montaigut in his Life-time, to replenish the Stores mi which they kept here; and the Sloop was designed to be employed in the Coast-Trade. ..."

3. The Works of Hannah More: With a Sketch of Her Life by Hannah More (1827)
"... she had a decaying commerce to invigorate ; she had an exhausted exchequer to replenish.—All these, by the blessing of God on the strength of her mind, ..."

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