Definition of "replenishes" [replenishes]

• Third-person singular simple present indicative form of replenish. (verb)

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• "The earth "replenishes" fossil fuels (to use your metaphor) in a span of millions of years."
• "The Gulf Coast is a living thing—the ocean takes away, and the river replenishes."
• "Grain prices also dipped Wednesday because the USDA raised its one-month-old forecast of the amount of wheat and corn that will remain in U.S. inventories by the time the next harvest season replenishes supplies."