Refilled

/riːˈfɪld/ verb

Definition

Filled again; to put more of something into a container that has been emptied or used up.

Etymology

From 're-' (again) + 'filled' (from Old English 'fyllan,' meaning to make full). Simple compound showing the prefix re- meaning repetition.

Kelly Says

The word 'refilled' is everywhere in modern life—refilling water bottles, coffee cups, prescriptions—but it reveals how much we consume that needs replacing, something rarely necessary when these words first entered English.

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