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Replenish v. t. (past & past part. replenished; pres. part. replenishing)

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." "The waters thus With fish replenished, and the air with fowl."

To finish; to complete; to perfect. (Obs.) "We smothered The most replenished sweet work of nature."

Replenish v. i. To recover former fullness. (Obs.) "The humors will not replenish so soon."

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"Replenish" Quotes from Famous Books

... seldom, or never, know what you're to eat; Such fricandeaux, fricassees epicurean, Such vins-ordinaires, and such banquets Circean,— And the nice little nothings which very soon vanish Before you are able your plate to replenish,— Such exquisite eatables! and for your drink Not porter or ale, but—what do you think? 'Tis Burgundy, Bourdeaux, real red rosy wine, Which you quaff at a draught, neat nectar, divine! Thus they pamper the taste with everything good And of an old shoe can make savoury food, But the worst of ...

— My Life as an Author • Martin Farquhar Tupper

... him with the schooner and the means of livelihood, Burns had employed a traitor in the crew to poison the bait and force him to come ashore to replenish his tubs. Once ashore, the shanghaiing was ...

— The Harbor of Doubt • Frank Williams

... Villaine say so, (The most replenish'd Villaine in the World) He were as much more Villaine: you (my Lord) Doe ...

— The First Folio [35 Plays] • William Shakespeare

... though they twice saw wild turkeys and once a bear, as they left civilization farther and farther behind. But when provisions from home began to run low, it happened, as so often it does, that when they felt the need of game to replenish their larder they chanced upon ...

— Far Past the Frontier • James A. Braden

... while the pursuing boat paused and eddied about it, as if held to the treasure by invisible, impalpable strands. The pursuit was abandoned, and the betrayed or treacherous diver escaped. But busy rumor reports that he returned at leisure to the spot, and that the bullion of the Golden Gate went to replenish the forfeited fortune of the bold ex-rebel. Believe ...

— Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Vol. XII, No. 28. July, 1873. • Various

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