enriched
in-RICHT/ɪnˈɹɪt͡ʃt/
- 1Simple past and past participle of enrich.
The discovery enriched our understanding of early human migration.
The soil had been enriched with compost long before planting season.
Note
One spelling does two jobs. As the simple past it stands alone (the find enriched us); as the past participle it pairs with have for the perfect and with be for the passive. Because every meaning of enrich takes an object, the participle moves easily in front of a noun, naming the result: enriched soil, enriched foods, enriched nuclear fuel. What was added usually follows with: enriched with nutrients.
enriched is a form of enrich
enrich, verb: To improve or enhance the quality, value, or experience of something. Full entry
- Spelling
- enrich → enriched: add -ed
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /t/.
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