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enrich

en·rich [ in rích, en rích ] (past and past participle en·riched, present participle en·rich·ing, 3rd person present singular en·rich·es)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
1. enhance quality of something: to improve the quality of something, usually by adding something else to it
enriching the curriculum with multimedia resources

2. food industry improve nutritional content of food: to add substances such as vitamins or minerals to a food to improve its nutritional value
calcium-enriched orange juice

3. make somebody or something wealthier: to increase the amount of wealth that somebody or something has
economic systems that existed to enrich the settlers

4. physics add more of constituent to substance: to boost the amount of an active substance in a mixture, e.g. in a fuel

5. agriculture improve soil: to improve the nutrient value of soil by adding natural or artificial fertilizers

6. adorn something: to add to the beauty of something with decoration ( literary )


en·rich·er noun
en·rich·ment noun
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