enrich

/ɛnˈrɪtʃ/

/ɛnˈrɪtʃ/

Other forms: enriched; enriching; enriches

To enrich something is to make it richer, or to improve the quality of it. You play the lottery because it might enrich your bank account; you play ping-pong to enrich your quality of life.

Regardless of the sense it is used in, the key to enrich is the word rich (you can almost think of it as the verb form of the adjective). So to enrich something is to make it rich, richer, or just plain better. Enrich always needs an object: You can’t visit a wax museum just to enrich, but you can go to enrich your life. Verbs that enrich include improve, enhance, cultivate, better, and develop.

Definitions of enrich

1. verb

   make better or improve in quality
   “The experience enriched her understanding”

   “enriched foods”

   antonyms:

   deprive

   take away

   types:

   fill out, round out

   make bigger or better or more complete

   choke, throttle

   reduce the air supply

   feed, fertilise, fertilize

   provide with fertilizers or add nutrients to

   nitrify

   treat (soil) with nitrates

   dung

   fertilize or dress with dung

   topdress

   scatter manure or fertilizer over (land)

   type of:

   ameliorate, amend, better, improve, meliorate

   make better
2. verb

   make wealthy or richer
   “the oil boom enriched a lot of local people”

   antonyms:

   impoverish

   make poor

   types:

   feather one's nest

   enrich oneself by taking advantage of one's position

   type of:

   add

   make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of