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en·rich E0154300 (ĕn-rĭch′)tr.v. en·riched, en·rich·ing, en·rich·es 1. To make rich or richer.2. To make fuller, more meaningful, or more rewarding: An appreciation of art will enrich your life.3. To add fertilizer to.4. To add a nutrient or nutrients to: a government program to enrich flour with folic acid.5. To add to the beauty or character of; adorn: "Glittering tears enriched her eyes" (Arnold Bennett).6. Physics To increase the amount of one or more radioactive isotopes in (a material, especially a nuclear fuel). [Middle English enrichen, from Old French enrichier : en-, causative pref.; see en-1 + riche, rich; see rich.] en·rich′er n.enrich (ɪnˈrɪtʃ) vb (tr) 1. to increase the wealth of2. 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, etc5. (Cookery) to increase the food value of by adding nutrients: to enrich dog biscuits with calcium. 6. (Agriculture) to make (soil) more productive, esp by adding fertilizer7. (Chemistry) 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. enˈriched adj enˈricher n enˈrichment nen•rich (ɛnˈrɪtʃ) v.t. 1. to supply with riches or wealth. 2. to supply with abundance of anything desirable: new words that have enriched the language. 3. to add greater value or significance to: Art can enrich life. 4. to adorn or decorate. 5. to improve in quality or productivity, as by adding desirable ingredients: to enrich soil. 6. to increase the proportion of a valuable mineral or isotope in: fuel enriched with uranium 235. 7. a. to restore to (a food) a nutrient lost in processing: enriched flour. b. to add vitamins and minerals to (food) to enhance its nutritive value. [1350–1400; Middle English < Old French enrichir] en•rich′er, n. en•rich′ing•ly, adv. enrich Past participle: enriched Gerund: enriching
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I enrich | you enrich | he/she/it enriches | we enrich | you enrich | they enrich |
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I enriched | you enriched | he/she/it enriched | we enriched | you enriched | they enriched |
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I am enriching | you are enriching | he/she/it is enriching | we are enriching | you are enriching | they are enriching |
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I have enriched | you have enriched | he/she/it has enriched | we have enriched | you have enriched | they have enriched |
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I was enriching | you were enriching | he/she/it was enriching | we were enriching | you were enriching | they were enriching |
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I had enriched | you had enriched | he/she/it had enriched | we had enriched | you had enriched | they had enriched |
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I will enrich | you will enrich | he/she/it will enrich | we will enrich | you will enrich | they will enrich |
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I will have enriched | you will have enriched | he/she/it will have enriched | we will have enriched | you will have enriched | they will have enriched |
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I will be enriching | you will be enriching | he/she/it will be enriching | we will be enriching | you will be enriching | they will be enriching |
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I have been enriching | you have been enriching | he/she/it has been enriching | we have been enriching | you have been enriching | they have been enriching |
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I will have been enriching | you will have been enriching | he/she/it will have been enriching | we will have been enriching | you will have been enriching | they will have been enriching |
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I had been enriching | you had been enriching | he/she/it had been enriching | we had been enriching | you had been enriching | they had been enriching |
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I would enrich | you would enrich | he/she/it would enrich | we would enrich | you would enrich | they would enrich |
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I would have enriched | you would have enriched | he/she/it would have enriched | we would have enriched | you would have enriched | they would have enriched | ThesaurusVerb | 1. | enrich - make better or improve in quality; "The experience enriched her understanding"; "enriched foods"fill out, round out - make bigger or better or more completethrottle, choke - reduce the air supply; "choke a carburetor"ameliorate, improve, meliorate, amend, better - to make better; "The editor improved the manuscript with his changes"fertilize, fertilise, feed - provide with fertilizers or add nutrients to; "We should fertilize soil if we want to grow healthy plants"impoverish, deprive - take away | | 2. | enrich - make wealthy or richer; "the oil boom enriched a lot of local people"add - make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of; "We added two students to that dorm room"; "She added a personal note to her letter"; "Add insult to injury"; "Add some extra plates to the dinner table"feather one's nest - enrich oneself by taking advantage of one's position; "The congressmen feathered his nest through his connection with big business"impoverish - make poor |
enrichverb1. enhance, develop, improve, boost, supplement, refine, cultivate, heighten, endow, augment, ameliorate, aggrandize Vivid fantasies can enrich your sex life.2. make rich, make wealthy, make affluent, make prosperous, make well-off He enriched himself at the expense of others.enrichverbTo make fertile:fecundate, fertilize.Translationsenrich (inˈritʃ) verb to improve the quality of. Fertilizers enrich the soil; Reading enriches the mind; an enriching (= useful and enjoyable) experience. 使豐富, 改進品質 使丰富,充实 enrich
enrich (someone or something) with (something)To boost or enhance someone or something with something. I always try to enrich my daughters with the life lessons that I've learned over 50 years. Dad has decided to enrich his mind with a cooking class.See also: enrichenrich someone or something with somethingto improve or enhance someone or something with something. You might want to enrich this soup with a little milk or cream. The teacher enriched her students with field trips and films.See also: enrichenrich
enrichThe process of making a fuel-air mixture richer by increasing the ratio of fuel in the mixture.enrich
enrich (ĕn-rĭch′)tr.v. en·riched, en·riching, en·riches 1. To add fertilizer to.2. To add nutrients to: The dairy enriched its milk with vitamin D. en·rich′er n.LegalSeeenrichmentENRICH
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ENRICH➣European Network for Research In Global Change | ENRICH➣Enhanced and Rapid Improvement of Community Health (USAID; Philippines) |
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Synonyms for enrichverb enhanceSynonyms- enhance
- develop
- improve
- boost
- supplement
- refine
- cultivate
- heighten
- endow
- augment
- ameliorate
- aggrandize
verb make richSynonyms- make rich
- make wealthy
- make affluent
- make prosperous
- make well-off
Synonyms for enrichverb to make fertileSynonymsAntonyms for enrichverb make better or improve in qualityRelated Words- fill out
- round out
- throttle
- choke
- ameliorate
- improve
- meliorate
- amend
- better
- fertilize
- fertilise
- feed
Antonymsverb make wealthy or richerRelated WordsAntonyms |