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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
Verb
1. to improve or increase the quality or value of: his poetry has vastly enriched the English language
2. to improve in nutritional value, colour, or flavour: a sauce enriched with beer
3. to make wealthy or wealthier
enriched adj
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 2. make rich, make wealthy, make affluent, make prosperous, make well-off
Translations
enrich [ɪnˈrɪtʃ] vtenriquecer

enrich [ɪnˈrɪtʃ] vtenrichir

enrich [ɪnˈrɪtʃ] vtbereichern

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 rikastuttaa 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, 改進質量 збагачувати; удобрювати خوبی ، خصوصیت کے لہاظ سے بہتر بنانا làm phong phú hơn 使


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