English Dictionary: replenish | by the DICT Development Group |
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Replenish \Re*plen"ish\, v. i. To recover former fullness. [Obs.] The humors will not replenish so soon. --Bacon. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Replenish \Re*plen"ish\ (r?-pl?n"?sh), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Replenished} (-?sht); p. pr. & vb. n. {Replenishing}.] [OE. replenissen, OF. replenir; L. pref. re- re- + plenus full. See {Full}, {-ish}, and cf. {Replete}.] 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. [Obs.] We smothered The most replenished sweet work of nature. --Shak. |