Enrich vs Enliven - What's the difference?
enrich | enliven |
To make (someone) rich or richer.
To adorn, ornate more richly.
To improve the state of something.
To add nutrients or fertilizer to the soil; to fertilize.
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(physics) To increase the amount of one isotope in a mixture of isotopes, especially in a nuclear fuel.
To add nutrients to foodstuffs; to fortify
(obsolete) To give life or spirit to; to revive or animate.
To make more lively, cheerful or interesting.
In lang=en terms the difference between enrich and enliven
is that enrich is to add nutrients to foodstuffs; to fortify while enliven is to make more lively, cheerful or interesting.As verbs the difference between enrich and enliven
is that enrich is to make (someone) rich or richer while enliven is (obsolete|transitive) to give life or spirit to; to revive or animate.enrich
English
Verb
(es)- Hobbies enrich lives.
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Synonyms
* endowAntonyms
* impoverish * (to fertilize) impoverish * (to increase the amount of one isotope in a mixture of isotopes) depleteDerived terms
* enricher * enrichmentAnagrams
* richenSee also
* look out for number one * every man for himself * feather one's nest/feather one's own nestenliven
English
Verb
(en verb)- The game was much enlivened when both teams scored within five minutes of each other.
