{
    "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’."
}