to richen

1 4.9

To get more money or make something better

verb
/ˈrɪtʃən/

: enriquecer

The new investment helped to richen the company's assets significantly.

Examples

Adding spices can greatly richen the flavor of a dish.
And richen it a little bit.

The Navy vs. the Night Monsters (1966)
That richens things up a bit, does it not Richens.
She decided to richen her garden soil with compost to improve plant growth.

Synonyms

to enrich

vsto richen

28 3.9

To make a person or country richer by giving them money

can also mean become more wealthy rather than only make others gain money

Antonyms

to impoverish

9 6.7

Make a person, community, or land poor

How Rich

to richen

1 4.9

to maintain

1 3.4

to diminish

147 3.7

to impoverish

9 6.7

Surface Forms

richen infinitive

richened past

richened past participle

richening present participle

richens third person singular

Morphology

richen = rich (transparent) = rich + en

Formed by adding the productive suffix '-en' to the adjective 'rich' to mean 'make or become rich', which is directly inferable by learners.

Etymology

Richen is formed from the everyday word rich plus the verb ending -en, like in widen or brighten. So it literally means 'to make rich' or 'to become richer'.