Enrich
/ɪnˈrɪtʃ/
Definitions
2 meaningsTo improve or enhance the quality, value, or content of something.
/ɪnˈrɪtʃ/
To improve or enhance the quality or value of something.
Reading books can enrich your vocabulary.
💡 Simply: To make something better or more interesting. Like adding chocolate chips to your cookies to make them extra yummy!
👶 For kids: To make something better or more fun, like adding sprinkles to your ice cream!
More Examples
The museum's new exhibit will enrich the cultural landscape of the city.
Investing in education will enrich the lives of future generations.
How It's Used
"The new curriculum aims to enrich the students' learning experience."
"Farmers use fertilizer to enrich the soil."
"The company sought ways to enrich its product offerings."
To add nutrients or desirable elements to something.
/ɪnˈrɪtʃ/
To add nutrients or other beneficial substances.
The bread is enriched with iron.
💡 Simply: To add good stuff to something to make it better for you, like adding vitamins to your cereal.
👶 For kids: To add good things to food or the ground to make plants grow better.
More Examples
They are trying to enrich the soil with compost.
The company began to enrich the existing product with new features.
How It's Used
"Many breakfast cereals are enriched with vitamins and minerals."
"Farmers use nitrogen to enrich the soil for better crop yields."
Idioms & expressions
enrich the mind
To broaden one's knowledge and understanding, usually through learning or exposure to new ideas and experiences.
"Traveling to different countries can significantly enrich the mind."
From Middle English enrichen, from Old French enrichir, from en- (from Latin in-) + riche (rich).
The word 'enrich' has been used since the 14th century, initially referring to making something rich in a material or financial sense, and later expanding to its current meaning.
Memory tip
Imagine adding delicious spices to a bland dish to make it more flavorful - you enrich it!
Word Origin
"to make rich, to increase value"