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replacement cost
replacement cost accounting
replacement drink
replacement ratio
replant
replay
replay attack
replenish
replete
repletion
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replicate
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replenish

re·plen·ish [ ri plénnish ] (past and past participle re·plen·ished, present participle re·plen·ish·ing, 3rd person present singular re·plen·ish·es)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
1. replace used items: to restock depleted items or material
time for the campers to replenish their supplies

2. nourish somebody or something: to fill somebody or something with needed energy or nourishment

3. refuel fire: to resupply a fire with fuel

[Early 17th century. < Old French repleniss-, stem of replenir "fill again" < plenir "fill" < Latin plenus "full"]

re·plen·ish·er noun
re·plen·ish·ment noun
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