different between replenish vs resupply

English

Etymology

From Middle English replenisshen, borrowed from Old French repleniss-, stem of some of the conjugated forms of replenir, from re- + plenir, from plein, from Latin plenus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???pl?n.??/

Verb

replenish (third-person singular simple present replenishes, present participle replenishing, simple past and past participle replenished)

1. (transitive) To refill; to renew; to supply again or to add a fresh quantity to.

   It's a popular product, and they have to replenish their stock of it frequently.

2. (transitive, archaic) To fill up; to complete; to supply fully.
3. (transitive, obsolete) To finish; to complete; to perfect.

Antonyms

• deplete

Translations

References

• replenish in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• replenish in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

English

Etymology

re- +? supply

Verb

resupply (third-person singular simple present resupplies, present participle resupplying, simple past and past participle resupplied)

1. To supply again.

Noun

resupply (countable and uncountable, plural resupplies)

1. (uncountable) The act of supplying again.
2. (countable, backpacking, video games) A package of materials used to replenish supplies.