enriched; enriching; enriches
: to make rich or richer especially by the addition or increase of some desirable quality, attribute, or ingredient
the experience will enrich your life
: such as
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 (such 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
enricher
noun
Examples of enrich in a Sentence
They tried to enrich themselves at the expense of the poor.
How can I enrich my vocabulary?
He used manure to enrich the soil.
The drink is enriched with vitamin C.
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Iran still has enriched uranium and retains enough combat effectiveness to keep the conflict locked in an impasse, while Iran’s hard-line government is still in charge.
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Ben Finley, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2026
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This classic French dish, a mix between scalloped and mashed spuds, is enriched with bacon and gooey Cantal or gruyère.
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Ben Finley, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2026
But since then, OpenAI’s structure has shifted – and Musk, the richest man on earth, claims its executives and Microsoft have unjustly enriched themselves by straying from the company’s original charitable mission.
—Hadas Gold, CNN Money, 29 Apr. 2026
This classic French dish, a mix between scalloped and mashed spuds, is enriched with bacon and gooey Cantal or gruyère.
—Christian Lacombe, Saveur, 29 Apr. 2026
Now, Musk's lawyers are set to argue that Altman and others enriched themselves illegally through that for-profit conversion.
—John Ruwitch, NPR, 28 Apr. 2026
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“Enrich.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/enrich. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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enrich
verb
en·rich
in-ˈrich 
1
: to make rich or richer
enrich the mind
3
a
: to make (soil) more fertile
b
: to improve the value of (food) for nutrition by adding vitamins and minerals in processing
c
: to increase the proportion of a desirable ingredient
enriched uranium
enriched natural gas
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