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enrich
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en·rich  (n-rch)
tr.v. en·riched, en·rich·ing, en·rich·es
1. To make rich or richer.
2. To make fuller, more meaningful, or more rewarding: An appreciation of art will enrich your life.
3. To add fertilizer to.
4. To add nutrients to: The dairy enriched its milk with vitamin D.
5. To add to the beauty or character of; adorn: "Glittering tears enriched her eyes" (Arnold Bennett).
6. Physics To increase the amount of one or more radioactive isotopes in (a material, especially a nuclear fuel).

[Middle English enrichen, from Old French enrichier : en-, causative pref.; see en-1 + riche, rich; see rich.]

en·richer n.

enrich [ɪnˈrɪtʃ]
vb (tr)
1. to increase the wealth of
2. to endow with fine or desirable qualities to enrich one's experience by travelling
3. to make more beautiful; adorn; decorate a robe enriched with jewels
4. to improve in quality, colour, flavour, etc.
5. (Cookery) to increase the food value of by adding nutrients to enrich dog biscuits with calcium
6. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) to make (soil) more productive, esp by adding fertilizer
7. (Chemistry) 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
enriched  adj
enricher  n
enrichment  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.enrich - make better or improve in quality; "The experience enriched her understanding"; "enriched foods"
fill out, round out - make bigger or better or more complete
throttle, choke - reduce the air supply; "choke a carburetor"
ameliorate, improve, meliorate, amend, better - to make better; "The editor improved the manuscript with his changes"
fertilize, fertilise, feed - provide with fertilizers or add nutrients to; "We should fertilize soil if we want to grow healthy plants"
impoverish, deprive - take away
2.enrich - make wealthy or richer; "the oil boom enriched a lot of local people"
add - make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of; "We added two students to that dorm room"; "She added a personal note to her letter"; "Add insult to injury"; "Add some extra plates to the dinner table"
feather one's nest - enrich oneself by taking advantage of one's position; "The congressmen feathered his nest through his connection with big business"
impoverish - make poor

enrich
verb
1. enhance, develop, improve, boost, supplement, refine, cultivate, heighten, endow, augment, ameliorate, aggrandize Vivid fantasies can enrich your sex life.
2. make rich, make wealthy, make affluent, make prosperous, make well-off He enriched himself at the expense of others.
Translations
enrich [ɪnˈrɪtʃ] VT
1. (= improve)
1.1. [+ sb's life, society, language] → enriquecer
it was an enriching experiencefue una experiencia enriquecedora
1.2. [+ food] → enriquecer; [+ soil] → fertilizar, abonar
1.3. (Phys) [+ uranium] → enriquecer
2. (= make wealthy) → enriquecer

enrich [ɪnˈrɪtʃ] vt
(= improve) [+ person, life, collection] → enrichir
(financially)enrichir

enrich
vtbereichern; soil, foodanreichern; to enrich oneselfsich bereichern; to enrich one’s lifesein Leben bereichern

enrich [ɪnˈrɪtʃ] vtarricchire
enrich [ɪnˈrɪtʃ] vtarricchire

enrich
v enrich [inˈritʃ]
to improve the quality of Fertilizers enrich the soil; Reading enriches the mind; an enriching (= useful and enjoyable) experience. verhoog, verryk يُغْني обогатявам obohatit berige; forbedre bereichern (εμ)πλουτίζω enriquecer rikastama غنی کردن parantaa enrichir לְהַעֲשִׁיר समृद्ध्र करना, उपजाऊ बनाना, धनी, धनाड्य करना obogatiti gazdagít memperkaya auðga; efnabæta arricchire 豊かにする 부유하게 하다 praturtinti, pagerinti bagātināt; uzlabot (augsni, garšu) menyuburkan verrijken berike wzbogacać enriquecer a îngrăşa; a îmbogăţi обогащать obohatiť obogatiti obogatiti berika, odla, utveckla ทำให้ดีขึ้น zenginleştirmek, zengin etmek 使豐富, 改進品質 збагачувати; удобрювати خوبی ، خصوصیت کے لہاظ سے بہتر بنانا làm phong phú hơn 使


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