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{
"term": "enrich",
"partOfSpeech": "verb",
"ox5000": true,
"cefr": "c1",
"verbForms": {
"presentSimple": {
"iYouWeThey": "enrich",
"heSheIt": "enriches"
},
"pastSimple": "enriched",
"pastParticiple": "enriched",
"ingForm": "enriching"
},
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "to improve the quality of something, often by adding something to it",
"sensetop": "enrich something",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "The study of science has enriched all our lives."
},
{
"text": "Reading good literature can enrich all our lives."
},
{
"text": "The educational experience of the group is enriched by contact with Spanish speakers."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "to improve the quality of food by adding vitamins or nutrients",
"sensetop": "enrich something (with something)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "Most breakfast cereals are enriched with vitamins."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "to make somebody/something rich or richer",
"sensetop": "enrich somebody/something",
"examples": [
{
"text": "a nation enriched by oil revenues"
},
{
"text": "He used his position to enrich himself."
}
]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ɪnˈrɪtʃ/",
"audio": "en/enrich/enrich__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ɪnˈrɪtʃɪz/",
"audio": "en/enrich/enriches__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ɪnˈrɪtʃt/",
"audio": "en/enrich/enriched__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ɪnˈrɪtʃɪŋ/",
"audio": "en/enrich/enriching__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ɪnˈrɪtʃ/",
"audio": "en/enrich/enrich__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ɪnˈrɪtʃɪz/",
"audio": "en/enrich/enriches__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ɪnˈrɪtʃt/",
"audio": "en/enrich/enriched__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ɪnˈrɪtʃɪŋ/",
"audio": "en/enrich/enriching__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "late Middle English (in the sense ‘make wealthy’): from Old French enrichir, from en- ‘in’ + riche ‘rich’."
}