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ENRICHMENT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Act of making fuller or more meaningful or rewarding
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("enrichment" is a kind of...):
improvement (the act of improving something)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "enrichment"):
fortification (the addition of an ingredient for the purpose of enrichment (as the addition of alcohol to wine or the addition of vitamins to food))
dressing; fecundation; fertilisation; fertilization (making fertile as by applying fertilizer or manure)
Derivation:
enrich (make better or improve in quality)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A gift that significantly increases the recipient's wealth
Classified under:
Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession
Hypernyms ("enrichment" is a kind of...):
gift (something acquired without compensation)
Derivation:
enrich (make wealthy or richer)
