enrichment

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   the act or process of improving the quality, value, or interest of something

   Travel can provide cultural enrichment for students.

2. 2
   noun

   activities or experiences that make learning or life more rewarding

   The school offers music as part of its enrichment program.

3. 3
   noun

   the process of increasing the proportion of a particular isotope in a substance, especially uranium

   The treaty places strict limits on uranium enrichment.

Formed from enrich and -ment. Enrich came through Middle English and Old French enrichir, built from en- ('make or put into') and riche ('rich'). Enrichment consequently denotes both making something richer in quality and increasing the concentration of a substance.

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