enrich
verb
en·rich in-ˈrich 
en-
enriched; enriching; enriches
transitive verb
: to make rich or richer especially by the addition or increase of some desirable quality, attribute, or ingredient
the experience will enrich your life
: such as a
: to add beauty to : adorn
b
: to enhance the taste of
butter will enrich the sauce
c
: to make (a soil) more fertile
d
: to improve the nutritive value of (a food) by adding nutrients (such as vitamins or amino acids) and especially by restoring part of the nutrients lost in processing
enriched flour
e
: to process so as to add or increase the proportion of a desirable ingredient
enriched uranium
enriched natural gas
enricher noun
enrichment
in-ˈrich-mənt
noun en-
Synonyms
- ameliorate
- amend
- better
- enhance
- help
- improve
- meliorate
- perfect
- refine
- upgrade
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Example Sentences
They tried to enrich themselves at the expense of the poor. How can I enrich my vocabulary? He used manure to enrich the soil. The drink is enriched with vitamin C.
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Hartford Courant, 9 Sep. 2022 Studies from South Korea, Finland, Australia and the U.S. point to the power of gardening to extend and enrich our lives. Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2022 The Piper Trust supports organizations that enrich health, well-being and opportunity for residents of Maricopa County. Russ Wiles, The Arizona Republic, 1 Sep. 2022 These sources can complement the analysis of administrative documents and survivor testimonies and thus enrich our understanding of Nazi persecution. Wolf Gruner, The Conversation, 31 Aug. 2022 The Otis Redding Foundation was established in 2007 to empower, enrich and motivate young people through music. Gail Mitchell, Billboard, 30 Aug. 2022 The student-loan forgiveness will fuel inflation, do nothing to curb ballooning college costs, and primarily enrich those already most likely to succeed. Michael Faulkender, WSJ, 30 Aug. 2022 In every case, the djinn tried to enrich those wishers’ lives, and in every case, his efforts went in winding, unpredictable directions, often leading to tragedy. David Sims, The Atlantic, 27 Aug. 2022 The survey’s results validate crypto-skeptics’ criticisms that currencies lack inherent value and rely unduly on bringing in new investors to enrich the old ones. Steven Zeitchik, Washington Post, 25 Aug. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from Anglo-French enrichir, enricher, from en- + riche rich
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined above
Kids Definition
enrich
verb
en·rich in-ˈrich
enriched; enriching
1
: to make rich or richer
2
: to improve the quality of food by adding vitamins and minerals
enriched flour
3
: to make more fertile
Farmers enrich soil with fertilizer.
enriching
verb
1
as in improving
to make better a truly great book can enrich your life Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- improving
- enhancing
- refining
- helping
- ameliorating
- bettering
- upgrading
- remediating
- perfecting
- amending
- remedying
- reinforcing
- meliorating
- strengthening
- correcting
- rehabilitating
- reforming
- intensifying
- rectifying
- boosting
- revising
- reworking
- editing
- refurbishing
- fortifying
- revamping
- emending
- redrafting
- honing
- polishing
- fining
- reenforcing
- fine-tuning
- rehabbing
- retouching
- touching up
- beefing (up)
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- damaging
- harming
- impairing
- spoiling
- worsening
- reducing
- hurting
- vitiating
- tarnishing
- injuring
- diminishing
- disfiguring
- blighting
- lowering
- marring
- lessening
- defacing
- endamaging
- flawing
- blemishing
2
as in decorating
to make more attractive by adding something that is beautiful or becoming the church's magnificent interior is enriched with stunningly beautiful murals Synonyms & Similar Words
- decorating
- adorning
- beautifying
- draping
- ornamenting
- trimming
- embellishing
- painting
- dressing
- garnishing
- doing
- arraying
- brightening
- gracing
- festooning
- fancifying
- decking
- blazoning
- bedizening
- embossing
- trapping
- emblazing
- gussying up
- caparisoning
- bedecking
- doing up
- dolling up
- accessorizing
- fancying up
- freshening
- embroidering
- glitzing (up)
- smartening
- chasing
- prettying (up)
- braiding
- garlanding
- hanging
- frilling
- bossing
- filleting
- gilding
- figuring
- ribboning
- swagging
- redoing
- jeweling
- dressing up
- filigreeing
- feathering
- flouncing
- appliquéing
- tricking (out)
- impearling
- fringing
- wreathing
- redecorating
- diamonding
- sprucing (up)
- pearling
- furbelowing
- lacing
- jewelling
- gemming
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- simplifying
- spoiling
- streamlining
- disfiguring
- revealing
- exposing
- marring
- displaying
- defacing
- stripping
- uncovering
- dismantling
- scarring
- denuding
- divesting
- blemishing
- baring
- uglifying