plenish

P3L1E1N1I1S1H4
UK/ˈplɛnɪʃ/

verb

To fill up, to stock or supply (something).

OriginScots plenish ← Anglo-Norman plenir →
First used 15th c.Scrabble 12
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Meanings

verbplenish (third-person singular simple present plenishes, present participle plenishing, simple past and past participle plenished)

present singular third person plenishes · participle present plenishing · participle past plenished · past plenished

  1. ScotlandarchaicTo fill up, to stock or supply (something).First known use 15th c.

    By the time they went back to the bar the expressionless peasant behind it had set up two glasses and plenished them with yellow rum and sugar upon which he now poured hot water before pushing them forward and motioning to them with his head to drink.

    1982, Lawrence Durrell, Constance, Faber & Faber 2004 (Avignon Quintet), p. 794-5
  2. ScotlandSpecifically, to stock land or a house (with livestock or furniture).First known use 15th c.

    No man ever saw Alison at any market in the countryside, and yet the Skerburnfoot was plenished yearly in all proper order.

    1902, John Buchan, The Outgoing of the Tide

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
replenish

Origin

  1. Anglo-Normanplenir
  2. Scotsplenish
  3. Englishplenish

Scots plenish, from pleniss- the stem of Anglo-Norman plenir in certain conjugated form, from plein (“full”). Compare replenish.

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APA

plenish. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plenish

MLA

“plenish.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plenish. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “plenish,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plenish.

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