An efficient staff of workers replenished the trays of appetizers almost as quickly as guests emptied them. He replenished his supply of wood in preparation for the winter. Drink this—you need to replenish your fluids after your hike. plants that replenish soil nutrients
Recent Examples on the WebBeach communities have gone to great lengths to replenish beaches with sand. Michael Smolens Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Jan. 2022 The pact calls for transferring some of Google’s water rights to the city and to replenish the large aquifer under the city with treated water during wet-weather months.oregonlive, 1 Nov. 2021 Her cows move to different pastures and crop land, long enough to replenish the soil with their hooves and manure, but not enough to deplete it of nutrients.New York Times, 19 Oct. 2021 For a sport desperate to replenish its customer base with younger and newer fans, this is a golden ticket, an unprecedented marketing opportunity. Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2021 Trees do not replenish quickly and are not a viable substitute for replacing oil and gas, according to scientists. Clarisa Diaz, Quartz, 26 Aug. 2022 For that to succeed, NATO countries must immediately replenish their own inventory of military equipment and other supplies that have been provided to Ukraine.WSJ, 14 Aug. 2022 The college population will not replenish at a sufficient rate. Peter Bendor-samuel, Forbes, 12 Aug. 2022 And because this is J.Crew, there's also plenty of year-round staples worth buying, including its bestselling Ludlow suit (30% Off), crewneck T-shirts (up to 75% Off) and crewneck sweaters (31% off) to replenish your wardrobe on the low. Christian Gollayan, Men's Health, 11 Aug. 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
Middle English replenyssen, replenisshen "to fill, provide (with food and drink), populate," borrowed from Anglo-French repleniss-, stem of replenir "to fill, make full, refill" (also continental Old French), from re-re- + -plenir, verbal derivative of plein "full," going back to Latin plēnus — more at full entry 1
Note: In French this verb is apparently derived independently from plenir "to fill" (see plenish), which is attested later and in a very restricted geographical area. In Middle French replenir competed unsuccessfully with remplir, which effectually replaced it in Modern French.