Standard Lemma guide

replenish

verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ɹɪˈplɛn.ɪʃ/
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1

verb

Meaning 1

To refill; to renew; to supply again or to add a fresh quantity to.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Examples

  • It's a popular product, and they have to replenish their stock of it frequently.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: refresh

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To fill up; to complete; to supply fully.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: archaic, transitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

To finish; to complete; to perfect.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete, transitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

verb

Meaning 4

fill something that had previously been emptied

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • refill my glass, please

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: refill, fill again

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: fill, fill up, make full

History

Etymology

From 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.

Across languages

Translations

27 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: попълвам (popǎlvam) — to refill
  • Catalan: reomplir — to refill
  • Chinese Mandarin: 補充 /补充 (bǔchōng) — to refill
  • Dutch: aanvullen — to refill
  • Finnish: täydentää — to refill
  • French: réapprovisionner — to refill
  • German: wieder auffüllen — to refill
  • German: wieder aufstocken — to refill
  • Hungarian: feltölt — to refill
  • Hungarian: újratölt — to refill
  • Hungarian: teletölt — to refill
  • Italian: rifornire — to refill
  • Italian: riempire di nuovo — to refill
  • Korean: 보충하다 (bochunghada) — to refill
  • Latin: repleō — to refill
  • Portuguese: reabastecer — to refill
  • Russian: набра́ть ещё раз (nabrátʹ ješčó raz) — to refill
  • Spanish: rellenar — to refill
  • Spanish: reponer — to refill
  • Spanish: reabastecer — to refill
  • Spanish: recargar — to refill
  • Spanish: repostar — to refill
  • Spanish: reconstituir — to refill
  • Spanish: reaprovisionar — to refill
  • Swedish: fylla på — to refill
  • Swedish: komplettera — to refill
  • Vietnamese: bổ sung — to refill