ENRICH

[en.rich] vt [ME, fr. MF enrichir, fr. OF, fr. en- + riche rich] (14c): to make rich or richer esp. by the addition or increase of some desirable quality, attribute, or ingredient "the experience will ~ your life": as a: to add beauty to: adorn b: to enhance the taste of "butter will ~ the sauce" c: to make (a soil) more fertile d: to improve the nutritive value of (a food) by adding nutrients (as vitamins or amino acids) and esp. by restoring part of the nutrients lost in processing "~ed flour" e: to process so as to add or increase the proportion of a desirable ingredient "~ed uranium" "~ed natural gas" -- en.rich.er n -- en.rich.ment n