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en·rich  audio  (n-rch) KEY 

TRANSITIVE VERB:
en·riched, en·rich·ing, en·rich·es
  1. To make rich or richer.
  2. To make fuller, more meaningful, or more rewarding: An appreciation of art will enrich your life.
  3. To add fertilizer to.
  4. To add nutrients to: The dairy enriched its milk with vitamin D.
  5. To add to the beauty or character of; adorn: "Glittering tears enriched her eyes" (Arnold Bennett).
  6. Physics To increase the amount of one or more radioactive isotopes in (a material, especially a nuclear fuel).
ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English enrichen, from Old French enrichier : en-, causative pref. ; see en-1 + riche, rich ; see rich

OTHER FORMS:
en·richer(Noun)


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