enrich
make life or experiences better
to make life, an experience, or understanding better, deeper, or more interesting
to enrich [someone's life/experience/understanding]
- Travel can greatly enrich your life by exposing you to new cultures.
- The discussion with local residents enriched the students' understanding of the issue.
- Reading widely in different genres will enrich your imagination.
- Volunteering abroad was an experience that deeply enriched her perspective.
- Art and music enrich the community by bringing people together.
- Meeting new people can enrich your life.
- This book will enrich your understanding of history.
- Living in another country enriched his view of the world.
- Good friends enrich our lives in many ways.
- Learning a new language can enrich your travel experience.
add helpful things to something
to make something better by adding good or useful things to it, such as vitamins to food or ideas to a lesson
to enrich [something] with [something]
- The company enriches its flour with iron and B vitamins.
- Farmers often enrich the soil with organic compost.
- We try to enrich our language classes with real-life tasks and projects.
- The museum enriches its exhibitions with interactive displays for children.
- Adding fresh herbs will enrich the flavor of the soup.
- Many foods are enriched with vitamins.
- The teacher enriched the lesson with short videos.
- They enriched the soil with natural fertilizer.
- Adding fruit can enrich your breakfast cereal.
- The course is enriched with many real examples.
make someone financially rich
to make someone or a group rich, usually by giving them a lot of money or profit
to enrich [someone/something]
- The new tax law mainly serves to enrich large corporations.
- Corrupt officials used public funds to enrich themselves.
- The deal will enrich a small group of investors at the expense of workers.
- These policies have enriched the company but hurt local communities.
- He was accused of trying to enrich his family through insider trading.
- The business deal enriched the owners.
- Some leaders use their power to enrich themselves.
- The program should help poor people, not just enrich big companies.
- The project enriched a few investors but not the workers.
- They were angry that the plan only enriched the rich.
raise concentration of a component
in science and technology, to increase how much of one part is in a mix, for example more of one gas or more of one type of atom
to enrich [substance] with [component]
- The plant is capable of enriching uranium for use in nuclear reactors.
- Scientists are studying the effects of oxygen-enriched air on athletes' performance.
- The facility was shut down after it was found to be enriching fuel beyond legal limits.
- This process enriches the gas mixture with additional hydrogen.
- Isotope-enriched samples were used to trace the chemical reactions.
- The factory enriches uranium for nuclear power.
- The lab used oxygen-enriched air in the test.
- They enriched the gas with more hydrogen.
- The government checks how much the company enriches the fuel.
- Enriched uranium can be used in some reactors.
- Base: enrich
- 3rd Person Singular: enriches
- Present Participle: enriching
- Past: enriched
be enriched with
1have extra good things added
to have good or useful things added to something, such as vitamins to food or special content to a course
- This cereal is enriched with iron and vitamin D.
- The program is enriched with guest lectures from industry experts.
- The soil was enriched with organic matter before planting.
enrich oneself
1make yourself rich, often unfairly
to make yourself rich, often by using power or a position in a bad or unfair way
- The judge said the official had used his position to enrich himself.
- Critics claim the law only helps politicians enrich themselves.
- She entered politics to serve the public, not to enrich herself.
enrich someone's life
1make someone's life better
to make a person's life better, deeper, or more interesting in a non-money way
- Good friends and strong relationships enrich our lives in many ways.
- Learning to play an instrument can enrich a child's life.
- Travel can enrich your life by showing you different ways of living.
enrich the experience
1make an activity more rewarding
to make an activity or event better or more interesting for the people doing it
- Audio guides really enrich the experience of visiting the museum.
- Working in small groups can enrich the learning experience.
- Local guides enriched the travel experience by sharing personal stories.