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2. Admitting of having its place supplied by a like thing or an equivalent; as, the lost book is replaceable.

3. (Chem.) Capable of being replaced (by), or of being exchanged (for); as, the hydrogen of acids is replaceable by metals or by basic radicals.

Re*place"ment (-ment), n. 1. The act of replacing.

2. (Crystallog.) The removal of an edge or an angle by one or more planes.

Re*plait" (r?-pl?t"), v. t. To plait or fold again; to fold, as one part over another, again and again.

Re*plant" (rE-pl?nt"), v. t. To plant again.

Re*plant"a*ble (-?-b'l), a. That may be planted again.

Re`plan*ta"tion (r?`pl?n-t?"sh?n), n. The act of planting again; a replanting. [R.] Hallywell.

Re*plead" (r?-pl?d"), v. t. & i. To plead again.

Re*plead"er (-?r), n. (Law) A second pleading, or course of pleadings; also, the right of pleading again.

Whenever a repleader is granted, the pleadings must begin de novo.

Blackstone.

Re*plen"ish (r?-pl?n"?sh), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Replenished (-?sht); p. pr. & vb. n. Replenishing.] [OE. replenissen, OF. replenir; L. pref. re- re- + plenus full. See Full, -ish, and cf. Replete.] 1. To fill again after having been diminished or emptied; to stock anew; hence, to fill completely; to cause to abound.

Multiply and replenish the earth.

Gen. i. 28.

The waters thus With fish replenished, and the air with fowl.

Milton.

2. To finish; to complete; to perfect. [Obs.]

We smothered The most replenished sweet work of nature.

Shak.

Re*plen"ish, v. i. To recover former fullness. [Obs.]

The humors will not replenish so soon.

Bacon.

Re*plen"ish*er (-?r), n. One who replenishes.

Re*plen"ish*ment (-ment), n. 1. The act of replenishing, or the state of being replenished.

2. That which replenishes; supply. Cowper.

Re*plete" (r?-pl?t"), a. [L. repletus, p. p. of replere to fill again, fill up; pref. re- re- + plere to fill, akin to plenus full: cf. F. replet corpulent. See Plenty, Replenish.] Filled again; completely filled; full; charged; abounding. "His words replete with guile." Milton.

When he of wine was replet at his feast.

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