Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense enriches, present participle enriching, past tense, past participle enriched
1. verb
To enrich something means to improve its quality, usually by adding something to it.
An extended family enriches life in many ways. [VERB noun]
It is important to enrich the soil prior to planting. [VERB noun]
-enrichedcombining form
...nutrient-enriched water.
2. verb
To enrich someone means to increase the amount of money that they have.
He will drain, rather than enrich, the country. [VERB noun]
3. verb
To enrich a nuclear fuel such as uranium means to increase the number of atoms of a particular kind in it, so that it can be used to produce more energy or a greater explosion.
[technical]
It was actually used for enriching uranium to weapons-grade levels. [VERB noun]
More Synonyms of enrich
enrich in British English
(ɪnˈrɪtʃ)
verb(transitive)
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
Derived forms
enriched (enˈriched)
adjective
enricher (enˈricher)
noun
enrichment (enˈrichment)
noun
enrich in American English
(ɛnˈrɪtʃ; ɪnˈrɪtʃ)
verb transitive
to make rich or richer
; specif.,
a.
to give more wealth to
b.
to give greater value, importance, effectiveness, etc. to
to enrich a curriculum
c.
to decorate; adorn
d.
to fertilize (soil)
e.
to add vitamins, minerals, etc. to (bread, flour, etc.) so as to increase the food value
f.
to concentrate (a radioactive isotope) in the making of nuclear fuel
Derived forms
enrichment (enˈrichment)
noun
Word origin
ME enrichen < OFr enrichier
Examples of 'enrich' in a sentence
enrich
I am in no doubt that the 10,000 foreign students we have at Nottingham make university a more enriching experience for our domestic students.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Some of them fix nitrogen directly from the air and enrich the surrounding soil.
Radford, Tim & Leggett, Jeremy The Crisis of Life on Earth - our legacy from the second millenium (1990)
We were all enriched by the experience.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
You can potentially enrich an environment by bringing back something from the past.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Grow in soil enriched with organic matter to retain moisture.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
We love for ourselves because we feel empowered and enriched by the experience of giving that love.
The Sun (2012)
We can enrich environments and therefore enrich people.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
This can be a very enriching experience.
Vera Peiffer POSITIVELY FEARLESS: Breaking free of the fears that hold you back (2001)
Times with others can be enriching without being heavy and sober.
Christianity Today (2000)
Their perspective and hospitality enrich the experience.
The Sun (2013)
This will produce more of a sauce and can be enriched further to produce altogether different results.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
The best lawyers use their wider knowledge and experience to enrich their forensic understanding and advocacy.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
The charcoal could be put down old mine shafts for storage or mixed into soil to enrich it.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
It is actually enriching their output.
The Sun (2008)
It will have to sell 98 per cent of its existing stockpile of enriched uranium.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
It also has a stock of 20 per cent enriched uranium that could be upgraded.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
They need a well-drained soil enriched with lots of compost.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Focus on happy memories of him and think of how you enriched one another's lives when younger.
The Sun (2013)
At its best, clinical practice in addition to family courts work constantly inform and enrich one another.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Tehran has insisted it will go on enriching nuclear fuel to a 20 per cent concentration suitable for civilian reactors.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The regime can argue that the West has recognised its right to enrich uranium and that all its main nuclear sites remain operational.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
The AFC story is an enriching one of fan commitment.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
People are worried, rightly of course, about economics but in the end those who do not share end up not actually enriched.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
In other languages
enrich
British English: enrich VERB
To enrich something means to improve its quality, usually by adding something to it.
An extended family enriches life in many ways.
American English: enrich
Brazilian Portuguese: enriquecer
Chinese: 充实
European Spanish: enriquecer
French: enrichir
German: bereichern
Italian: arricchire
Japanese: 質を高める
Korean: 비옥하게 하다
European Portuguese: enriquecer
Latin American Spanish: enriquecer
Chinese translation of 'enrich'
enrich
(ɪnˈrɪtʃ)
vt
(= improve) 使丰(豐)富 (shǐ fēngfù)
(financially) 使富裕 (shǐ fùyù)
1 (verb)
Definition
to improve or increase the quality or value of
A good book can enrich someone's life for ever.
Synonyms
enhance
They want to enhance their reputation abroad.
develop
They allowed me to develop their original idea.
improve
He improved their house.
boost
They need to take action to boost sales.
supplement
refine
Surgical techniques are constantly being refined.
cultivate
My father encouraged me to cultivate my mind.
heighten
The move has heightened tension in the state.
endow
augment
She was searching for a way to augment her income.
ameliorate
aggrandize
He would go on and on, showing off, aggrandizing himself.
2 (verb)
Definition
to make wealthy or wealthier
He enriched himself at the expense of others.
Synonyms
make rich
make wealthy
make affluent
make prosperous
make well-off
Additional synonyms
in the sense of aggrandize
Definition
to make greater in size, power, or rank
He would go on and on, showing off, aggrandizing himself.
Synonyms
exaggerate,
advance,
promote,
intensify,
elevate,
enlarge,
enrich,
inflate,
dignify,
magnify,
amplify,
augment,
exalt,
ennoble
in the sense of augment
Definition
to make or become greater in number or strength
She was searching for a way to augment her income.