What does replenish mean?
Word: Replenish
Part of Speech: Verb
Meaning: Replenish means to fill something up again, or to bring a supply back to its full level.
Synonyms: refill, restock, renew
Antonyms: empty, drain, exhaust
Word origin: Comes from Old French replenir, 'to fill again', from re- and plenir, from Latin plenus (full).
How do you spell replenish?
Syllables: re - plen - ish
Tricky part: The vowel after pl is e, as in plenty: replinish is the usual slip.
Watch out for: replinish, replanish
Memory tip: To replenish a store is to give it plenty again, and the e of plenty is the e after pl.
Replenish in a sentence
Example 1: The shopkeeper replenishes the shelves every Monday morning.
Example 2: Drink water often to replenish the fluids you lose in the heat.
Example 3: Heavy monsoon rains replenished the village pond.
Fun Fact
Latin plenus, full, is also behind plenary, the word for a meeting or session that all members attend.
Practise the CREST Way
Jumble Tumble
Choose the correct sequence of the jumbled letters to form a meaningful word:
pinelersh 123456789
a) 741563298
b) 714563289
c) 741563289
d) 741536289
Show answer
c) 741563289. The code ends 8, 9 because s and h close the word.
Spell Probe
One word in the sentence is misspelt. Choose the meaning of that word.
After the long trek, the scouts stopped at the stream to replennish their water bottles and rest their tired legs.
a) to top up a store that has run low
b) a small, narrow river
c) a long, hard walk, often in hills
d) members of an outdoor club for young people
Show answer
a) to top up a store that has run low. Only one n comes before ish, so the slip is in the word for filling up again.
Spell Spies
Choose the pair which has a spelling error:
a) cherish : treasure
b) diminish : lessen
c) replenish : restock
d) vanish : disapear
Show answer
d) vanish : disapear. Disappear doubles its p, just as appear does.
Word Tally
How many words in this sentence are misspelt?
Every evening the shopkeeper's son helps to replenish the shelves with rice, lentils and bisquits.
a) 3
b) 0
c) 1
d) 2
Show answer
c) 1. Biscuits has a c, not a q; the shopkeeper's son and his shelves are fine.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which job involves replenishing?
a) a waiter topping up glasses at a dinner
b) a driver parking a bus at night
c) a painter mixing colours in a tin
d) a guard checking tickets at a gate
Show answer
a) a waiter topping up glasses at a dinner
2. After a busy festival week, a sweet shop must replenish its ___.
a) owner's name
b) stock of sweets
c) opening hours
d) street address
Show answer
b) stock of sweets
