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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Enrich \En*rich"\, verb (used with an object) [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.
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