plenish

[ plen-ish ]

verb (used with object)

, Chiefly Scot.

1. to fill up; stock; furnish.

plenish

/ ˈplɛnɪʃ /

verb

1. tr to fill, stock, or resupply

Derived Forms

• ˈplenishment, noun
• ˈplenisher, noun

Other Words From

• plenish·er noun
• plenish·ment noun
• un·plenished adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of plenish¹

1425–75; late Middle English plenyss < Middle French pleniss-, long stem of plenir to fill, ultimately < Latin plēnus full. See plenum, -ish ²

Word History and Origins

Origin of plenish¹

C15: from Old French pleniss-, from plenir, from Latin plēnus full

Example Sentences

“If you have a big patch of dead grass, you can spread grass seed and hope for uniform growth and re- plenish what is lost.”

From Time

At the booth for GMO Answers, a group funded by companies including Dow Agrosciences and Monsanto to try to improve the public’s perception of genetically modified food, they were giving away potato chips made with a high-tech soybean oil called Plenish.

From Washington Times

Plenish, plen′ish, v.t. to furnish: to provide, as a house or farm, with necessary furniture, implements, stock, &c.—n.

From Project Gutenberg

Let us shake off dull reason's incubus, Our tale of days or years cease to discuss, And take our jugs, and plenish them with wine, Or e'er grim potters make their jugs of us!

From Project Gutenberg

The pretty cowherd would fill the pail with water to plenish the tubs from which her charges drank.

From Project Gutenberg