Antonyms for enriching

Grammar : Verb

Spell : en-rich

Phonetic Transcription : ɛnˈrɪtʃ

Definition of enriching

Origin : late 14c., "to make wealthy," from Old French enrichir "enrich, enlarge," from en- "make, put in" (see en- (1)) + riche "rich" (see rich).
Figurative sense is from 1590s. Scientific sense of "to increase the abundance of a particular isotope in some material" is first attested 1945. Related: Enriched; enriching.

verb improve, embellish

Example sentences :

There came into his head the idea of enriching the monastery.
Extract from : « Welsh Fairy Tales » by William Elliott Griffis

Glaze is used for enriching gravies and soups, and for glazing meat.
Extract from : « The Skilful Cook » by Mary Harrison

New ties, new affections, on the child's part, mean the enriching of the parent.
Extract from : « Robert Elsmere » by Mrs. Humphry Ward

But what if, in this process of enriching, the work be made unreadable?
Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, No. 382, October 1847 » by Various

He demands my very best as a condition of His enriching Presence.
Extract from : « My Daily Meditation for the Circling Year » by John Henry Jowett

How can the cessation of my being be reconciled with the enriching of my being?
Extract from : « The Philosophical Letters » by Friedrich Schiller

Meanwhile, he was enriching heart and imagination for the work that was before him.
Extract from : « Lady of the Lake » by Sir Walter Scott

There is no intention of enriching these pages with Miss Lucretia's homilies.
Extract from : « Coniston, Complete » by Winston Churchill

Conde, who thinks only of enriching himself and adding to his possessions.
Extract from : « Won by the Sword » by G.A. Henty

In the mean time, Charles was enriching his army with the spoils of Saxony.
Extract from : « The History of Peter the Great, Emperor of Russia » by Voltaire

Synonyms for enriching

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