Meaning of ENRICH
Pronunciation: | | en'rich
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WordNet Dictionary |
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- [v] make richer; "The experience enriched her"; "enriched foods"
- [v] make rich or richer
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| 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 |
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| 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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