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| en·rich [ in rích, en rích ] (past and past participle en·riched, present participle en·rich·ing, 3rd person present singular en·rich·es) |
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1. enhance quality of something: to improve the quality of something, usually by adding something else to it
 enriching the curriculum with multimedia resources
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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
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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
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4. physics add more of constituent to substance: to boost the amount of an active substance in a mixture, e.g. in a fuel
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5. agriculture improve soil: to improve the nutrient value of soil by adding natural or artificial fertilizers
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6. adorn something: to add to the beauty of something with decoration
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 en·rich·er noun |
 en·rich·ment noun |
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