Dictionary entry

Enrich

Webster's Dictionary 1913

En‐rich″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Enriched (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Enriching.] [F. enrichir; pref. en- (L. in) + riche rich. See Rich.] 1. To make rich with any kind of wealth; to render opulent; to increase the possessions of; as, to enrich the understanding with knowledge.

Seeing, Lord, your great mercy

Us hath enriched so openly. Chaucer's Dream.

2. To supply with ornament; to adorn; as, to enrich a ceiling by frescoes.

3. To make rich with manure; to fertilize; — said of the soil; as, to enrich land by irrigation.

4. To supply with knowledge; to instruct; to store; — said of the mind. Sir W. Raleigh.