to enrich

Examples

• All

• For all of us, I believe, have had our lives enriched and enhanced by the example he has set us.

  The Fourth Protocol (1987)

• I'm looking for ways to enrich my child's brain.

• And if we include that in our story, we're going to enrich it in every possible way.

  Harvard University

• I can provide for her, I can enrich her life.

  Gifted (2017)

• Their culture and art will enrich and transform you.

• With his many different skills he enriched my life on the island.

  Robinson Crusoe (1954)

• They understood that art should enrich the soul, not the bank balance.

  Great Art Explained

• Incorporating a foodways orientation would greatly enrich such a program, helping to integrate the youth into their communities.

  Academic text (2017)

• At the elite school, teachers enriched the curriculum with multiple experiences and individualized instruction.

  Academic text (2012)

• Reading a variety of genres can enrich your knowledge and appreciation of literature.

Synonyms

I

to improve

vsto enrich

∞ 1.0

To make something better

adds elements to raise overall quality

E

to enhance

vsto enrich

424 4.0

Make something better or more attractive

focuses on improving overall quality often by adding something to it

R

to refine

vsto enrich

93 4.0

Make something better by making a few small changes

improves quality often by adding elements rather than only refining details

A

to augment

vsto enrich

52 5.3

To make something bigger by adding more to it

improves the quality side of change rather than just increasing quantity

E

to enliven

vsto enrich

6 4.1

Make something more active and interesting

improves quality in general, often by adding substance rather than energy

P

to polish up

vsto enrich

• Informal

4 3.5

Make something better by practicing or fixing it

focuses more on adding to quality rather than only finishing or polishing

V

to vitalize

vsto enrich

• US

1 6.7

To make something full of life and energy

improves quality mainly by adding elements, not only by adding energy

B

to buff up

vsto enrich

• Informal

1 5.8

To make something better in how it works or how it looks

targets overall quality improvement often through adding useful elements

M

to meliorate

vsto enrich

9.8

To become or make something better

specifically improves quality, frequently through adding something

V

to vamp up

vsto enrich

• Informal

8.1

To make something more attractive by adding new parts

aims more broadly at improving quality, not only by repairs or updates

Antonyms

D

to diminish

201 3.7

To become less in size, importance, or value

D

to deprive

198 3.2

To take something important away from someone or stop them having it

D

to deplete

13 6.3

To use up almost all of something so little is left

Phrasal Verbs

E

to enrich the soil

1 3.2

Add compost or other nutrients to soil to make it better for growing plants

How Enriched

to fortify

3 5.1

to enhance

424 4.0

to enrich

85 3.9

to add

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology