# enrich

Pronunciation: US say "in-RICH" /ɪnˈɹɪt͡ʃ/; UK

## Verb

1. To improve or enhance the quality, value, or experience of something.
   - Simple: To make something better, fuller, or more rewarding.
   - _Good mentorship can enrich a young person's career immeasurably._
   - _The new exhibits enrich visitors' experience of the museum._
2. To make someone or something rich or richer in money or resources.
   - Simple: To make a person or place have more money or wealth.
   - _The discovery of oil enriched a handful of families overnight._
   - _Smart investments can enrich patient savers over time._
3. To add nutrients to food products in order to fortify them.
   - Simple: To add vitamins or other nutrients to food to make it healthier.
   - _Producers enrich white flour with B vitamins lost during milling._
   - _The factory enriches its milk with vitamin D before bottling._
4. To add nutrients or fertilizer to soil in order to fertilize it.
   - Simple: To add nutrients or fertilizer to soil so plants grow better.
   - _Cover crops enrich depleted fields with nitrogen naturally._
   - _The gardener enriches the clay soil with leaf mold every fall._
5. To raise the concentration of a particular isotope in a mixture, especially one used as nuclear fuel.
   - Simple: To increase the amount of one type of atom in nuclear fuel.
   - _Centrifuges enrich uranium by separating heavier isotopes from lighter ones._
   - _Engineers enriched the sample until it reached reactor-grade purity._
6. To adorn or decorate something more richly.
   - Simple: To decorate something more richly with fine details.
   - _Goldsmiths enrich the crown with rows of polished gems._
   - _The artist enriched the manuscript with elaborate illuminated borders._
7. To increase the proportion of a particular constituent in a mixture.
   - Simple: To make one part of a mixture a bigger share of the whole.
   - _Repeated washing steps enrich the solution in the desired compound._
   - _Distillation enriched the vapor in the more volatile component._

## Origin

From Middle English enrichen, from Anglo-Norman enrichir and Old French enrichier. By surface analysis, it breaks down into en- plus rich.

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