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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But the knowledge of how to enrich uranium to weapons-grade purity does not disappear when centrifuges are destroyed.
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Farah N. Jan, The Conversation, 14 Apr. 2026
Washington says that such capacity could, at some point, be used to enrich the uranium up to weapons grade.
—Saeed Shah, Time, 13 Apr. 2026
First-party insights can be enriched with high-quality second- and third-party data from ethical sources, including demographic, behavioral, and transactional data, to gain a 360-degree view of the customer.
—Jarrod Martin, Fortune, 13 Apr. 2026
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Vice President JD Vance told him that negotiations in Pakistan failed because Iran refused to stop enriching uranium.
—Yarden Segev, NBC news, 13 Apr. 2026
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Farah N. Jan, The Conversation, 14 Apr. 2026
Washington says that such capacity could, at some point, be used to enrich the uranium up to weapons grade.
—Saeed Shah, Time, 13 Apr. 2026
First-party insights can be enriched with high-quality second- and third-party data from ethical sources, including demographic, behavioral, and transactional data, to gain a 360-degree view of the customer.
—Jarrod Martin, Fortune, 13 Apr. 2026
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Vice President JD Vance told him that negotiations in Pakistan failed because Iran refused to stop enriching uranium.
—Yarden Segev, NBC news, 13 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for enrich
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“Enrich.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/enrich. Accessed 21 Apr. 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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