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Pronunciation:  en'rich

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 Definition: 
  1. [v]  make richer; "The experience enriched her"; "enriched foods"
  2. [v]  make rich or richer
 
 Antonyms: deprive, impoverish, impoverish
 
 See Also: add, ameliorate, amend, better, choke, feed, fertilise, fertilize, fill out, improve, meliorate, round out, throttle

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\En*rich"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Enriched}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Enriching}.] [F. enrichir; pref. en- (L. in) + riche
rich. See {Rich}.]
1. To make rich with any kind of wealth; to render opulent;
   to increase the possessions of; as, to enrich the
   understanding with knowledge.

         Seeing, Lord, your great mercy Us hath enriched so
         openly.                               --Chaucer's
                                               Dream.

2. To supply with ornament; to adorn; as, to enrich a ceiling
   by frescoes.

3. To make rich with manure; to fertilize; -- said of the
   soil; as, to enrich land by irrigation.

4. To supply with knowledge; to instruct; to store; -- said
   of the mind. --Sir W. Raleigh.

 
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