replenish
To refill; to renew; to supply again or to add a fresh quantity toTo refill; to renew; to supply again or to add a fresh quantity to.
» Knowledge that is not replenished daily diminishes.
Wissen schrumpft, wenn es nicht täglich aufgefüllt wird.
Знание, не дополняемое ежедневно, убывает.
Meaning
3 senses(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.
wieder auffüllen, wieder aufstocken
набра́ть ещё разnabrátʹ ješčó raz
(archaic, transitive)To fill up; to complete; to supply fully.
(obsolete, transitive)To finish; to complete; to perfect.
- fill something that had previously been emptied
Examples
8 sentencesKnowledge that is not replenished daily diminishes.
ruЗнание, не дополняемое ежедневно, убывает.
deWissen schrumpft, wenn es nicht täglich aufgefüllt wird.
He wanted to replenish the stock as soon as possible.
A military veteran shows how his compost business helps to replenish precious topsoil.
Could you replenish the stock?
The creatures emerged to replenish their ranks by kidnapping children and turning them into creatures like them.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English replenisshen, borrowed from Old French repleniss-, stem of some of theFrom 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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Forms
replenishes, replenishing, replenished, replenished| Base form | replenish · to replenish |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | replenishes |
| Present participle | replenishing |
| Past simple | replenished |
| Past participle | replenished |
regular · Lesson
Synonyms
4 synonyms- fill something that had previously been emptied:refillfill again
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle