verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   To nourish again or anew. transitive
2. 2
   To replenish (a beach or shoreline) with sediment in order to compensate for drift or erosion. transitive

Etymology

From re- + nourish.

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