replenish
Translation
to replenish, to refill, to restock
Examples
We need to replenish our supplies.
We need to replenish our supplies.
The rain replenished the reservoirs.
The rain replenished the reservoirs.
Grammar Patterns
((sth.)) to fill (sth.) up again We need to replenish our supplies.
Similar Words
Synonyms: refill, restock, top up; Antonyms: deplete, exhaust, use up
Etymology
From the prefix re- ('again') + plenish (from Latin 'plenus', meaning 'full'). It literally means 'to make full again'.
Memory Tips
Think of 're-' (again) and 'plenty'. To make something have plenty again is to replenish it.