“enriched” is a form of
enrich
/ɪnˈɹɪt͡ʃ/ verb
Forms enriches enriching enriched inrich
- verb (transitive) To enhance.
- verb (transitive) To make (someone or something) rich or richer. [from 14th c.] “Hobbies enrich lives.”
- verb (transitive) To adorn, ornate more richly. [from 17th c.]
- verb (transitive) To add nutrients or fertilizer to the soil; to fertilize. [from 17th c.]
- verb (physics, transitive) To increase the amount of one isotope in a mixture of isotopes, especially in a nuclear fuel. [from 20th c.]
- verb (transitive) To add nutrients to foodstuffs; to fortify.
- verb (chemistry) To make to rise the proportion of a given constituent.
Synonyms
increment raise up add amplify augment dilate eke / eke out elevate embiggen enhance enlarge enlargen greaten grow increase largen magnify propagate strengthen
Antonyms
Etymology
From Middle English enrichen, from Anglo-Norman enrichir and Old French enrichier. By surface analysis, en- + rich.
Webster’s 1913
- verb To make rich with any kind of wealth; to render opulent; to increase the possessions of; as, to enrich the understanding with knowledge.
- verb To supply with ornament; to adorn; as, to enrich a ceiling by frescoes.
Etymology [F. enrichir; pref. en- (L. in) + riche rich. See Rich.]
Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “enrich”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details