Meaning
Enrich means to improve or enhance the quality, value, or substance of something. It often refers to making something better, fuller, or more meaningful by adding desirable elements.
Grammar and Usage
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Part of speech: Verb (transitive)
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Verb forms: enrich – enriched – enriching
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Typical pattern: enrich + object
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Common structures:
- enrich something (e.g., enrich the soil)
- enrich someone’s life/mind/experience*
- be enriched with/by (passive form)
Examples of patterns:
- enrich something with something → The program enriched the lesson with videos.
- be enriched by something → Her understanding was enriched by travel.
Common Phrases
- enrich someone’s life
- enrich the experience
- enrich the community
- enrich the flavor
- enrich the knowledge base
Collocations
- enrich + soil / life / experience / understanding / culture / environment
- be enriched by/with vitamins / culture / minerals / diversity
Examples
- Reading classic literature can enrich your vocabulary and imagination.
- Traveling abroad enriches one’s understanding of different cultures.
- The new fertilizer will enrich the soil and help crops grow faster.
- Her life was enriched by years of volunteer work.
- This course is designed to enrich your professional skills.
- The museum aims to enrich the community through art and education.
- The dish was enriched with herbs and spices for a deeper flavor.
- His perspective was enriched by conversations with experts.
Synonyms or Related
- enhance
- improve
- refine
- strengthen
- deepen
- broaden
Antonym
- impoverish
- deplete
- weaken