replenishmentn.
/rᵻˈplɛnᵻʃm(ə)nt/, U.S. /rəˈplɛnɪʃm(ə)nt/, /riˈplɛnɪʃm(ə)nt/ΘΚΠ
the mind > possession > supply > [noun] > state or fact of being provided or supplied > afresh
replenishment1526
1526 W. Bonde Pylgrimage of Perfection i. sig. Eiiii The fode of angelles, is moste perfyte possession & replenisshement of all glory.
1658 E. Reynolds Rich Mans Charge 48 You lend to the necessities of your Brother; you do not give to his delights and replenishment; you cloath him, you do not adorn him.
2. That which replenishes or restores something or someone; a refill; a new supply.
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the mind > possession > supply > [noun] > that which is supplied > a supply > a fresh or additional supply
re-enforcement1577
resupply1579
replenishment1607
reinforcement1625
recruital1648
recruit1650
replenish1654
recruitment1799
refill1883
reload1928
1607 R. C. tr. H. Estienne World of Wonders i. xx. 172 Not one of you doth rest content, But cals for fresh replenishment [Fr. il le remplisse] Vnto his nouice or apple-squire.
1692 N. Luttrell Diary in Brief Hist. Relation State Affairs (1857) II. 512 Wanting divers necessaries and a replenishment both of seamen and soldiers.
1794 R. J. Sulivan View Nature I. xiv. 161 [To] exhaust from the earth the whole of the replenishment which it received in the day.
1837 T. Hook Jack Brag I. ii. 50 Jack ordered a replenishment of punch.
1858 W. M. Thackeray Virginians I. xv. 119 Let us hope the ladies did not wait for this last replenishment of liquor, for it is certain they had had plenty already during the evening.
1938 Times 8 Dec. 19/3 From the stalls everything for Christmas can be obtained, as well as presents for friends, and replenishments for the household.
1979 ‘Toby’ Bristol Tramp tells his Story 6 After I got my bag..well stocked with extra food, I started then, close to the gutter, looking for tobacco replenishments.
1997 F. D. Muschett in F. D. Muschett & C. L. Campbell Princ. Sustainable Devel. i. 4 The annual spring flooding of the Nile provided both water and a replenishment of soil nutrients.
3. The action or process of replenishing; filling up or filling again; restoring to the former amount or condition.
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the mind > possession > supply > [noun] > action of providing or supplying > renewal of supplies
refresh1592
recruit1650
replenishment1716
restocking1805
refill1883
restockage1884
1716 T. Bisse Serm. Sons of Clergy 50 After the replenishment of this great Benefaction, every addition will henceforth have its effect.
1758 H. Lee Sophron II. 365 I see seasons of replenishment in nature.
1802 W. Paley Nat. Theol. xxvi. 515 The provision which was originally made for continuing the replenishment of the world.
1862 E. Bulwer-Lytton Strange Story I. xx. 133 Principles similar to those which Liebig has applied to the replenishment of an exhausted soil.
1912 Amer. Econ. Rev. 2 i. 48 The time elapsing between its replenishment of the 5 per cent fund and the re-employment of its own notes re-issued by the Comptroller.
1972 G. M. Brown Greenvoe (1976) ii. 54 The shepherd brother empties his ale-horn at one gulp and hands it back to the keeper of the barrel for replenishment.
2004 Eve Dec. 162/2 (advt.) An active..ingredient that is scientifically proven to intensify the replenishment of lost minerals from the tooth's enamel.
Compounds
replenishment tanker n. a ship designed to refuel others while at sea.
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1952 Shipping World & Shipbuilding & Marine Engin. News 126 105/1 For service as replenishment tankers provision had to be made for carriage of a separate parcel of petrol.
2001 Navy News Sept. 20/2 The other vessels are..the destroyer USS Gonzalez and the German replenishment tanker Rhoen.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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