enrichment

C1 Topic:Cause, Change & Process

US /ɛnˈɹɪtʃmənt/ UK /ɪnˈrɪtʃmənt/ See IPA manual

Freq #42695

Meanings

1

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

Travel can provide cultural enrichment for students.
2

noun
activities or experiences that make learning or life more rewarding

The school offers music as part of its enrichment program.
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.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · the act or process of... enhancement improvement development

2 noun · activities or experiences... extensionsupplementationbroadening

3 noun · the process of increasing... isotope separationconcentration

Opposites

impoverishmentdepletion

Word family

Derived forms bioenrichmentcoenrichmentenantioenrichmentimmunoenrichmentoverenrichmentphosphoenrichmentpreenrichmentunderenrichment

Related forms enrich richness

Etymology

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.

Topics

Cause, Change & Process

External links

# enrichment

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C1
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ɛnˈɹɪtʃmənt/
**IPA (UK):** /ɪnˈrɪtʃmənt/
**Frequency rank:** 42695

## Meanings
1. the act or process of improving the quality, value, or interest of something
2. activities or experiences that make learning or life more rewarding
3. the process of increasing the proportion of a particular isotope in a substance, especially uranium

## Examples
- Travel can provide cultural enrichment for students.
- The school offers music as part of its enrichment program.
- The treaty places strict limits on uranium enrichment.

## Synonyms
- enhancement
- improvement
- development
- broadening
- concentration

## Antonyms
- impoverishment
- depletion

## Derived Forms
- bioenrichment
- coenrichment
- enantioenrichment
- immunoenrichment
- overenrichment
- phosphoenrichment
- preenrichment
- underenrichment

## Related Forms
- enrich
- richness

## Etymology
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.

## Topics
- Cause, Change & Process

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