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   En·rich

   /inˈriCH/

   

   verb

   • 1. improve or enhance the quality or value of: "her exposure to museums enriched her life in France" Similar enhancemake richerimproveadd toaugmentsupplementcomplementboostupgradereinforceraiseliftrefinepolishheightendeepenelevateaggrandizeintensifyexaltmake more nutritiousimprovevitaminizefertilizeadd fertilizer tomake more fertileimprovecompostdungmanuremulchdressOpposite spoildevalueimpoverish
   • ▪ increase the nutritive value of (food) by adding vitamins or nutrients: "cereal enriched with extra oat bran"
   • ▪ increase the proportion of a particular isotope in (an element), especially that of the isotope U-235 in uranium so as to make it suitable for use in a nuclear reactor or weapon: "they announced they would resume building the centrifuges that can enrich uranium to weapons-grade strength"
   • ▪ embellish a molding by carving or otherwise forming a sculpted, ornamental pattern, such as egg and dart: "one may enrich the echinus of a Doric capital with the egg and dart motif"
   • 2. make (someone) wealthy or wealthier: "top party members had enriched themselves"

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘make wealthy’): from Old French enrichir, from en- ‘in’ + riche ‘rich’.

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