enriched; enriching; enriches
: 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
Synonyms
Examples of enrich in a Sentence
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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The latter is enriched with 10 percent cashmere fibers in the Neo Cashwool, Neo Casquette and Neo Kent yarns, intended to expand the mill’s footprint in the luxury space.
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Martino Carrera, WWD, 24 June 2024
His subjects’ accounts are enriched by color images of works in progress: the outline of a concerto (Nico Muhly), a line of poetry scribbled in a faculty meeting (Louise Glück).
—The New Yorker, 24 June 2024
While Karin’s determination to spend more time with her mother in the absence of a reliable father does enrich the film emotionally, one complaint is that the mechanics of how hell or the afterlife in general operate are never expanded on.
—Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 22 June 2024
Now, the property manager had orchestrated a deal to enrich herself and other investors while allowing what was once beautiful land to be ruined by the irrigation company’s lake dredging project.
—Noelle Phillips, The Denver Post, 16 June 2024
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Martino Carrera, WWD, 24 June 2024
His subjects’ accounts are enriched by color images of works in progress: the outline of a concerto (Nico Muhly), a line of poetry scribbled in a faculty meeting (Louise Glück).
—The New Yorker, 24 June 2024
While Karin’s determination to spend more time with her mother in the absence of a reliable father does enrich the film emotionally, one complaint is that the mechanics of how hell or the afterlife in general operate are never expanded on.
—Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 22 June 2024
Now, the property manager had orchestrated a deal to enrich herself and other investors while allowing what was once beautiful land to be ruined by the irrigation company’s lake dredging project.
—Noelle Phillips, The Denver Post, 16 June 2024
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“Enrich.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/enrich. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
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enrich
verb
en·rich
in-ˈrich 
1
: to make rich or richer
enrich the mind
3
a
: to make (soil) more fertile
b
: to improve the value of (food) for nutrition by adding vitamins and minerals in processing
c
: to increase the proportion of a desirable ingredient
enriched uranium
enriched natural gas
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