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Webster 1913 Edition

Enrich

En-rich′

,
Verb.
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.

Webster 1828 Edition

Enrich

ENRICH'

, v.t.
1.
To make rich, wealthy or opulent; to supply with abundant property. Agriculture, commerce and manufactures enrich a nation. War and plunder seldom enrich, more generally they impoverish a country.
2.
To fertilize; to supply with the nutriment of plants and render productive; as, to enrich land by manures or irrigation.
3.
To store; to supply with an abundance of any thing desirable; as, to enrich the mind with knowledge, science or useful observations.
4.
To supply with any thing splendid or ornamental; as, to enrich a pointing with elegant drapery; to enrich a poem or oration with striking metaphors or images; to enrich a garden with flowers or shrubbery.

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