having a lot of money, property, or valuable possessions
The rich businessman donated a new library to the town.
They dreamed of becoming rich enough to travel the world.
✦ Old English ‘ricce’ meaning “powerful” or “wealthy”, from Proto-Germanic *riki-.
to increase the wealth of a person or organization, typically by providing more money.
The oil discovery enriched the entire village.
Investing wisely enriched her over the years.
✦ From Middle English enrichen, from Old French enricir (“to make rich”), from en- + ric (“rich”), from Frankish *rīk (“powerful, rich”).
to improve the quality, power, or value of something by adding something good to it.
The sauce is enriched with cream.
Travel experiences enrich the soul.
to improve the fertility of soil by adding manure, compost, or chemicals.
Farmers enrich the fields before planting.
Compost enriches poor soil.
to increase the proportion of a particular isotope in an element, such as uranium-235 in uranium.
Scientists enrich uranium for reactors.
The process enriches the fuel isotope.
