Meanings
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1
verb
To improve something by making it fuller, deeper, or better in quality.
Travel can really enrich your understanding of other cultures.
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2
verb
To make someone or something wealthy or wealthier.
The oil boom enriched many local families.
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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.
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Etymology
From Middle English enrichen, from Anglo-Norman enrichir and Old French enrichier. By surface analysis, en- + rich.
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