— enricher , n. — enrichingly , adv.
/en rich"/ , v.t.
1. to supply with riches, wealth, abundant or valuable possessions, etc.: Commerce enriches a nation.
2. to supply with abundance of anything desirable: to enrich the mind with knowledge.
3. to add greater value or significance to: Art enriches life.
4. to adorn or decorate: a picture frame enriched with gold.
5. to make finer in quality, as by supplying desirable elements or ingredients: to enrich soil.
6. to increase the proportion of a valuable mineral or isotope in (a substance or material): The fuel was enriched with uranium 235 for the nuclear reactor.
7. Nutrition.
a. to restore to (a food) a nutrient that has been lost during an early stage of processing: to enrich flour with thiamine, iron, niacin, and riboflavin.
b. to add vitamins and minerals to (food) to enhance its nutritive value.
[ 1350-1400; ME enrichen enrichir. See EN- 1 , RICH ]
Syn. 3. elevate, improve, enhance, endow.