RICHEN Synonyms: 36 Similar and Opposite Words

richen

verb

Definition of richen

as in to enrich

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Recent Examples of richen The manual choke helped richen the Weber carb's fuel mixture to get the engine turned over, but the nearly 50-year-old powerplant didn't want to start. — John Pearley Huffman, Car and Driver, 15 Aug. 2020 After the sauce has formed in the pan over medium heat, add a bit of butter to richen the sauce. — The Courier-Journal, 11 July 2017 Roasting removes the shell and richens the flavor of chestnuts. — House Beautiful, 30 Sep. 2012 The engine control module will indeed richen up the overall mix in an attempt to bring the excess oxygen in the exhaust back to an appropriately low level—but that will force the other cylinders to be too rich. — Mike Allen, Popular Mechanics, 28 Feb. 2011

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Implied in telephone calls of the booth variety going to zero was the introduction of amazing technological advances that enriched their creators.

— John Tamny, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
While the hot-cold cycles didn’t completely erase the tension of being confined in a car with my kids, sneaking away to the adults-only mineral pools — one enriched with magnesium, another with potassium — was a nice reset.

— Jamie Siebrase, Denver Post, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of enrich

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Early in this year’s war, the United States and Israel considered launching ground operations to extract nuclear material but never initiated them, judging them to be highly risky and unlikely to affect the regime’s decision-making.

— Nate Swanson, Foreign Affairs, 25 Aug. 2026
With the clock racing down to find Joe before she's extracted out of the country to her death, the team launches an assault against an airport hangar.

— David Hookstead OutKick, FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2026

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One of the most powerful figures in Iran has said that the US campaign of maximum economic pressure will fail — in a further sign that Iran’s hardline leadership is unwilling to compromise despite a deepening economic crisis.

— Tim Lister, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026
Since then, my curiosity about this particular repertory blind spot of mine has deepened to an extent.

— Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of deepen

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Concerns intensified earlier this month when a 30-year Treasury auction drew weaker demand than the prior month, despite elevated yields.

— Anniek Bao, CNBC, 25 Aug. 2026
Netanyahu and Erdogan have a long-running public feud, which intensified dramatically during the wars in Gaza, Lebanon and Iran.

— Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of intensify

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The Iranian trade office on Friday called the agreement with Oman part of Tehran's broader push to strengthen economic ties with regional partners through trade diplomacy and improved logistics infrastructure.

— Khaled Wassef, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
However, the same methodology was used throughout the study period, which strengthens the finding of an increase over time.

— Faye Chiu, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026

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