rə̇ˈplenish, rēˈp-, esp in pres part -nəsh verb
Etymology: Middle English replenisshen, replenissen, from Middle French repleniss-, stem of replenir to fill, supply abundantly, from Old French, from re- + -plenir (from plein full, from Latin plenus ) — more at full
transitive verb
1.
a. : to fill with persons or animals : people or stock
be fruitful and multiply and replenish the earth — Gen 1:28 (Authorized Version)
b. archaic : to supply fully : equip completely : perfect
his hive had so long been replenished with honey — William Wordsworth
the most replenished villain in the world — Shakespeare
c. : to fill with some quality or source of inspiration or power : provide with intellectual or spiritual sustenance : nourish
the American mind should cease to replenish itself with the mighty wonders of Europe — Van Wyck Brooks
d. : to fill completely : occupy or pervade all parts of
their vacant heart replenished with a child — Robert Browning
she saw the blood his cheeks replenish — Shakespeare
2.
a. : to fill up again
she kept his glass replenished — Charles Dickens
the heavy demands for his legal services that promised to replenish his exchequer — A.C.Cole
remains below the surface until he needs to replenish his lungs with another gulp — John Tassos
b. : to build up again : renew , restore
he replenished the fire and drew up close to it — T.B.Costain
the plants are still growing, and replenishing their food reserves — Farm Journal
the supply of oil will have replenished itself — American Guide Series: Pennsylvania
c. : to supply again : refit
finds it cheaper and faster to replenish its ships while under way — George Weller
d. : to make good : replace
how fast have the shipyards … been able to replenish these losses — Fortune
3. : to add replenisher to (as a photographic developer or fixing bath)
intransitive verb
: to become full : fill up again