enrich B1 Topic:Cause, Change & Process US /ɪnˈɹɪt͡ʃ/ See IPA manual Freq #28047 Meanings 1 verb To improve something by making it fuller, deeper, or better in quality. Travel can really enrich your understanding of other cultures. 2 verb To make someone or something wealthy or wealthier. The oil boom enriched many local families. 3 verb To add nutrients to food or fertilizer to soil to make it more nourishing. The bread is enriched with extra vitamins and iron. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to improve something by... improve 2 verb · to make someone or... endow 3 verb · to add nutrients to food or... fortify Word family Forms enrichedenrichesenriching Derived forms coenrichenantioenrichenrichabilityenrichableenrichedenricheeenricherimmunoenrichoverenrich Etymology AI details From Middle English enrichen, from Anglo-Norman enrichir and Old French enrichier. By surface analysis, en- + rich. enrichen Middle English enrichir xno enrichier Old French View etymology graph -> Topics Cause, Change & Process External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # enrich **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /ɪnˈɹɪt͡ʃ/ **Frequency rank:** 28047 ## Meanings 1. To improve something by making it fuller, deeper, or better in quality. 2. To make someone or something wealthy or wealthier. 3. To add nutrients to food or fertilizer to soil to make it more nourishing. ## Examples - Travel can really enrich your understanding of other cultures. - The oil boom enriched many local families. - The bread is enriched with extra vitamins and iron. ## Derived Forms - coenrich - enantioenrich - enrichability - enrichable - enriched - enrichee - enricher - immunoenrich - overenrich ## Roots and Affixes - Root: enrichen - Root: enrichir - Root: enrichier - Affix: en- - in, into ## Etymology From Middle English enrichen, from Anglo-Norman enrichir and Old French enrichier. By surface analysis, en- + rich. ## AI Etymology Enrich comes from Middle English enrichen, from Anglo-Norman enrichir and Old French enrichier. By surface analysis, en- + rich. In current use, the main senses are “To improve something by making it fuller, deeper, or better in quality” and “To make someone or something wealthy or wealthier”. ## Topics - Cause, Change & Process markdown