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enrich
[ en-rich ]
verb (used with object)
- to supply with riches, wealth, abundant or valuable possessions, etc.:
Commerce enriches a nation.
- to supply with abundance of anything desirable:
to enrich the mind with knowledge.
- to add greater value or significance to:
Art enriches life.
Synonyms: , , ,
- to adorn or decorate:
a picture frame enriched with gold.
- to make finer in quality, as by supplying desirable elements or ingredients:
to enrich soil.
- Physics. 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.
- Nutrition.
- to restore to (a food) a nutrient that has been lost during an early stage of processing:
to enrich flour with thiamine, iron, niacin, and riboflavin.
- to add vitamins and minerals to (food) to enhance its nutritive value.
enrich
/ ɪˈɪʃ /
verb
- to increase the wealth of
- to endow with fine or desirable qualities
to enrich one's experience by travelling
- to make more beautiful; adorn; decorate
a robe enriched with jewels
- to improve in quality, colour, flavour, etc
- to increase the food value of by adding nutrients
to enrich dog biscuits with calcium
- to make (soil) more productive, esp by adding fertilizer
- 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
- ˈ, adjective
- ˈԳ, noun
- ˈ, noun
Other Word Forms
- ·· noun
- ··Բ· adverb
- -··Բ adjective
- ܲ···Բ adjective
Word History and Origins
Example Sentences
The Arts Fund noted how Chapter "continues to co-create exceptional programmes that enrich Cardiff's cultural landscape", from printmaking to music.
Iran has said it is open to curbs on its nuclear programme in return for sanctions easing but has insisted it will not stop enriching uranium.
It came just a day after he had suggested in an interview with Fox News that Iran would be allowed to continue enriching uranium.
"Acting again - it's so much fun. It enriches your life," she told People.
She said the party leader Kemi Badenoch "must make crystal clear that anyone found guilty of using insider information to cheat the system to try to enrich themselves has no place in the Conservative Party".
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