enrich

[en-rich]

verb (used with object)

1. to supply with riches, wealth, abundant or valuable possessions, etc..

   Commerce enriches a nation.

2. to supply with abundance of anything desirable.

   to enrich the mind with knowledge.

3. to add greater value or significance to.

   Art enriches life.

   Synonyms: endow, enhance, improve, elevate

4. to adorn or decorate.

   a picture frame enriched with gold.

5. to make finer in quality, as by supplying desirable elements or ingredients.

   to enrich soil.

6. Physics.,  to increase the proportion of a valuable mineral or isotope in (a substance or material).

   The fuel was enriched with uranium 235 for the nuclear reactor.

7. Nutrition.

   1. to restore to (a food) a nutrient that has been lost during an early stage of processing.

      to enrich flour with thiamine, iron, niacin, and riboflavin.

   2. to add vitamins and minerals to (food) to enhance its nutritive value.

enrich

/ ɪnˈrɪtʃ /

verb

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. to increase the food value of by adding nutrients

   to enrich dog biscuits with calcium

6. to make (soil) more productive, esp by adding fertilizer

7. 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

Other Word Forms

• enricher noun
• enrichingly adverb
• self-enriching adjective
• unenriching adjective
• enriched adjective
• enrichment noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of enrich¹

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English enrichen, from Old French enrichir; equivalent to en- ¹ + rich

Example Sentences

A nuclear agreement between the U.S. and South Korea, revised in 2015, bars Seoul from enriching uranium and reprocessing spent nuclear fuel without Washington’s consent, due to concerns of Seoul building its own nuclear program.

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They assume they can extort the GOP into extending enriched ObamaCare subsidies that were sold as temporary pandemic support.

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It’s a way of life — one that the original Slashback Video exhibit helped enrich.

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All of this spending has enriched the SEIU-UHW by fueling explosive growth in the state’s healthcare workforce and pay increases for its members—and union dues collections.

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Today, developing nations aim to ensure that the AI boom enriches more than just Silicon Valley.

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Related Words

• augment 
• cultivate 
• develop 
• endow 
• enhance 
• refine 
• supplement 
• upgrade