Definition of 'enrich'
Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense 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.
2. verb
To enrich someone means to increase the amount of money that they have.
3. verb
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enrich
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enrich in British English
verb (transitive)
1.
to increase the wealth of
6.
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
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Derived forms
enriched (enˈriched) adjective
enricher (enˈricher)
noun
enrichment (enˈrichment)
noun
enrich in American English
verb transitive
to make rich or richer
; specif.,a.
to give more wealth to
c.
to decorate; adorn
d.
to fertilize (soil)
f.
to concentrate (a radioactive isotope) in the making of nuclear fuel
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Derived forms
enrichment (enˈrichment)
noun
Word origin
ME enrichen < OFr enrichierenrich in American English
(enˈrɪtʃ)
transitive verb
SYNONYMS 3. elevate, improve, enhance, endow.2.
to supply with abundance of anything desirable
to enrich the mind with knowledge
4.
to adorn or decorate
a picture frame enriched with gold
6.
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
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Derived forms
enricher noun
enrichingly
adverb
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enrich
British English: enrich
VERB /ɪnˈrɪtʃ/
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 /ɪnˈrɪtʃ/
- 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
- Thai: ยกระดับ, ทำให้ดีขึ้น
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