replenish
ree ple nish
- v fill something that had previously been emptied
- Even before the water table is replenished to previous levels, it is exploited mercilessly for irrigation and for drinking.
- Even in state legislatures stifled by partisan gridlock, lawmakers agree tobacco taxes are a vital way to replenish their coffers.
- The FDIC's insurance fund is going broke, and Sheila Bair is wondering aloud about how to replenish it.