enrich

verb

USin-RICH/ɪnˈɹɪt͡ʃ/

7 meanings of enrich

1
verbtransitive
To make something better, fuller, or more rewarding.
Like adding spices to plain food to make it taste better.
Music can enrich your daily life in small ways.
Travel enriched her understanding of other cultures.
Similarenhance, improve, deepen, benefit
Oppositeimpoverish, diminish
2
verbtransitive
To make a person or place have more money or wealth.
Like adding coins to a jar until it is full of money.
The gold trade enriched the whole town.
A good harvest can enrich farming families quickly.
Similarendow
Oppositeimpoverish
Note
3
verbtransitive
To add vitamins or other nutrients to food to make it healthier.
Like adding extra vitamins to food so it does more good for you.
Many companies enrich bread with extra vitamins.
They enriched the cereal with iron and folic acid.
Similarfortify, supplement
4
verbtransitive
To add nutrients or fertilizer to soil so plants grow better.
Like feeding plants by mixing good food into the dirt.
Farmers enrich the soil with compost each spring.
She enriched her garden beds with rotted manure.
Similarfertilize, feed, improve
Oppositeimpoverish
5
verbtransitive
To increase the amount of one type of atom in nuclear fuel.
Like sorting a bag of mixed marbles to get more of one color.
Some countries enrich uranium for power plants.
The plant enriched the fuel to a low level.
Oppositedeplete
Note
6
verbtransitive
To decorate something more richly with fine details.
Like decorating a plain cake with flowers and bright icing.
Carvers enrich the doors with gold patterns.
They enriched the church walls with bright paintings.
Similaradorn, decorate, embellish, ornament
7
verbtransitive
To make one part of a mixture a bigger share of the whole.
Letting some of the water boil away will enrich the mixture in sugar.
The filter enriched the air in oxygen.
Oppositedeplete
Note

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Origin

From Middle English enrichen, which came from Old French. It is made from en- plus rich.