Standard Lemma guide

enrichment

noun · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ɪnˈɹɪt͡ʃ.mənt/
  • [ɪnˈɹɪt͡ʃ.mn̩t]
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  • CMU ARPABET: EH0 N R IH1 CH M AH0 N T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 2: IH0 N R IH1 CH M AH0 N T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

The act of enriching or something enriched.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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2

noun

Meaning 2

The process of making enriched uranium.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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3

noun

Meaning 3

The addition of sugar to grape juice used to make wine; chaptalization.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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4

noun

Meaning 4

Extracurricular activities for students.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: education

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5

noun

Meaning 5

Stimulation provided for the mental wellbeing of a captive animal.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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6

noun

Meaning 6

act of making fuller or more meaningful or rewarding

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: improvement

Narrower terms: fortification, fertilization, fertilisation, fecundation, dressing

7

noun

Meaning 7

a gift that significantly increases the recipient's wealth

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: gift

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English enrich Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English enrichment From enrich + -ment.

Across languages

Translations

27 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: إِثْرَاء (ʔiṯrāʔ) — the act of enriching
  • Bulgarian: обогатяване (obogatjavane) — the act of enriching
  • Catalan: enriquiment — the act of enriching
  • Czech: obohacení — the act of enriching
  • Danish: berigelse — the act of enriching
  • Finnish: rikastutus — the act of enriching
  • French: enrichissement — the act of enriching
  • Galician: enriquecemento — the act of enriching
  • German: Bereicherung — the act of enriching
  • Italian: arricchimento (1,2) — the act of enriching
  • Latin: locupletatio — the act of enriching
  • Norwegian Bokmål: berikelse — the act of enriching
  • Polish: wzbogacenie — the act of enriching
  • Russian: обогаще́ние (obogaščénije) — the act of enriching
  • Spanish: enriquecimiento — the act of enriching
  • Turkish: zenginleşme — the act of enriching
  • Ukrainian: збага́чення (zbaháčennja) — the act of enriching
  • Bulgarian: обогатяване (obogatjavane) — the process of making enriched uranium
  • Danish: berigelse — the process of making enriched uranium
  • Finnish: rikastus — the process of making enriched uranium
  • French: enrichissement — the process of making enriched uranium
  • German: Anreicherung — the process of making enriched uranium
  • Norwegian Bokmål: anrikelse — the process of making enriched uranium
  • Polish: wzbogacenie — the process of making enriched uranium
  • Russian: обогаще́ние (obogaščénije) — the process of making enriched uranium
  • Spanish: enriquecimiento — the process of making enriched uranium
  • Ukrainian: збага́чення (zbaháčennja) — the process of making enriched uranium
Real reading context

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