transitive verb
early Scots plenyss "to fill up, stock, furnish," borrowed from Anglo-French plenis-, stem of plenir "to fill, occupy" (also Middle French [Walloon]), derivative of plein "full," going back to Latin plēnus — more at full entry 1
1513, in the meaning defined above
plenipotentiary
plenish
plenist
“Plenish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plenish. Accessed 18 Aug. 2024.
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