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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionaryen·rich \in-ˈrich, en-\ transitive verb ETYMOLOGY Middle English, from Anglo-French enrichir, enricher, from en- + riche rich DATE 14th century: to make rich or richer especially by the addition or increase of some desirable quality, attribute, or ingredient the experience will enrich your lifeas a. to add beauty to : adorn b. to enhance the taste of butter will enrich the sauce c. to make (a soil) more fertile d. to improve the nutritive value of (a food) by adding nutrients (as vitamins or amino acids) and especially by restoring part of the nutrients lost in processing enriched flour e. to process so as to add or increase the proportion of a desirable ingredient enriched uranium enriched natural gas• en·rich·er noun• en·rich·ment \-ˈrich-mənt\ nounEnglish Etymologyenrich 1382, "to make wealthy," from O.Frhttp://O.Fr. enrichir, from en- "make, put in" + riche "rich" (see rich). Scientific sense of "to increase the abundance of a particular isotope in some material" is first attested 1945.Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7enrichen·rich / in5ritF / verb[VN] 1. ~ sth (with sth) to improve the quality of sth, often by adding sth to it 充实；使丰富；使饱含(某物): The study of science has enriched all our lives. 科学研究丰富了我们的整个生活。 Most breakfast cereals are enriched with vitamins. 多数谷类早餐食物都加添了维生素。 2. to make sb / sth rich or richer 使富有；使富裕: a nation enriched by oil revenues 靠石油收入富裕起来的国家 He used his position to enrich himself. 他利用职位之便敛财。 • en·rich·ment noun [U] Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus-11th Editionv. Function: verb to make financially rich or richer FF1C;enriched himself through speculationFF1E; Synonyms: richenWebster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridgeden·rich\ə̇nˈrich, en-\ transitive verbalso en·rich·en \-chən\(enriched also enrichened ; enriched also enrichened ; enriching \-chiŋ\ ; also enrichening \-ch(ə)niŋ\ ; enriches alsoenrichens)Etymology: Middle English enrichen, from Middle French enrichir, from Old French, from en- en- (I) + riche rich — more at rich1. a. : to make (as oneself) rich or richer < he enriched himself at the expense of his brothers > < the expanding economy gradually enriched the workers > b. : to increase the intellectual or spiritual riches of < his life was enriched by his charity > < returning home enriched by this new experience > c. : to fill with things of value : add to the valuable contents of < sun and rain enrich the harvest > < his several expeditions enriched the museum's collections of tropical fauna > d. : to add to or improve by additions < our language has been enriched from many sources > < physical science is constantly being enriched by new discoveries >2. a. : to supply with ornament < a collar enriched with embroidery > : adorn, deck < he plans to enrich the ceiling with frescoes > b. : to ornament (as an architectural member) with carving < paneling enriched with raised garlands of fruits and leaves >3. a. : to make richer in some quality (as in nutritive value, savor, or beauty) < enrich the gray with a little flour browned in butter > < the blooming laurel enriches the hill > < enriching culture media for fastidious microorganisms > b. : to make (soil) more productive especially by increasing the supply of plant nutrients < the desert can be enriched and given new life by irrigation > usually : fertilize < enrich the compost with well-rotted manure or bone meal > c. : to improve (a food) in nutritive value by addition of vitamins and minerals in processing; especially : to restore part of the thiamine, nicotinic acid, iron, and riboflavin removed in processing (wheat flour or cornmeal)4. : to increase the proportion of valuable metal or mineral in (as by concentration or smelting)5. : to expand (a course of study) especially in an elementary or secondary school by increasing the variety of subjects as well as the depth of treatment < bright pupils are given an enriched curriculum and are expected to cover much more than the normal amount of material at their grade level — J.D.Russell & C.H.Judd >

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