enrich

[ en-rich ]

/ ɛnˈrɪtʃ /

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verb (used with object)

to supply with riches, wealth, abundant or valuable possessions, etc.: Commerce enriches a nation.

to supply with abundance of anything desirable: to enrich the mind with knowledge.

to add greater value or significance to: Art enriches life.

to adorn or decorate: a picture frame enriched with gold.

to make finer in quality, as by supplying desirable elements or ingredients: to enrich soil.

to increase the proportion of a valuable mineral or isotope in (a substance or material): The fuel was enriched with uranium 235 for the nuclear reactor.

Nutrition.

to restore to (a food) a nutrient that has been lost during an early stage of processing: to enrich flour with thiamine, iron, niacin, and riboflavin.
to add vitamins and minerals to (food) to enhance its nutritive value.

Origin of enrich

1350–1400; Middle English enrichen < Old French enrichir. See en-¹, rich

SYNONYMS FOR enrich

3 elevate, improve, enhance, endow.

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OTHER WORDS FROM enrich

en·rich·er, noun en·rich·ing·ly, adverb self-en·rich·ing, adjective un·en·riched, adjective

un·en·rich·ing, adjective

Words nearby enrich

enrage, enrapt, enrapture, enravish, enregister, enrich, enrichment, enrico, enright, enriquillo, enrobe

Example sentences from the Web for enrich

The Great Society is a place where every child can find knowledge to enrich his mind and to enlarge his talents.

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Collecting is a basic human drive, an incredibly various one and one which does much to enrich the lives of all.

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The primary goal of a city should not be to enrich already wealthy landlords and construction companies.

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Paul suggested that this reversal by Cheney was the result of a desire to enrich his former employers at Haliburton.

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Engaging with these bodily and ritual practices serves to enrich the human spirit within.

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The people were convinced that the heavy taxes served no other purpose than to enrich Berkeley's favorites.

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Spain likewise contributed its share to enrich the great predatory state of Rome.

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He sought for mental and spiritual treasures to enrich his sermons.

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Why should he enrich the haughty music publisher or the still haughtier intendant of the opera-house?

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And this new tyranny has for effect to enrich the trust magnate at the expense of the whole nation.

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British Dictionary definitions for enrich

enrich

/ (ɪnˈrɪtʃ) /

verb (tr)

to increase the wealth of

to endow with fine or desirable qualities to enrich one's experience by travelling

to make more beautiful; adorn; decorate a robe enriched with jewels

to improve in quality, colour, flavour, etc

to increase the food value of by adding nutrients to enrich dog biscuits with calcium

to make (soil) more productive, esp by adding fertilizer

physics to increase the concentration or abundance of one component or isotope in (a solution or mixture); concentrate to enrich a solution by evaporation; enrich a nuclear fuel

Derived forms of enrich

enriched, adjective enricher, noun enrichment, noun

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