Meaning & use

Refilled

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filled something again after it had become empty or partially empty

See it in a sentence

The waiter refilled our glasses without being asked.

She refilled her prescription before leaving on her trip.

A note on using this word

Used both literally, for containers, and in the fixed phrase "refilled a prescription," meaning to obtain another supply of medication.

Words with a similar meaning

restockedreplenished

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Words with an opposite meaning

emptieddrained

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