enrich

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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.

Verb forms

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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

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

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# 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
- Actions & Processes

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