Enrich vs Ornament - What's the difference?
enrich | ornament | Related terms |
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
(senseid) An element of decoration; that which embellishes or adorns.
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(music) A musical flourish that is unnecessary to the overall melodic or harmonic line, but serves to decorate or "ornament" that line.
(senseid) To decorate.
(senseid) To add to.
Enrich is a related term of ornament.
As a verb enrich
is to make (someone) rich or richer.As a noun ornament is
ornament.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 nestornament
English
Noun
(en noun)- Like that long-buried body of the king / Found lying with his urns and ornaments .
- I'm a bit short on brain myself; the old bean would appear to have been constructed more for ornament than for use.
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Verb
(en verb)- We will ornament the windows with trim to make the room seem brighter.
- The editor ornamented his plain writing, making it fancier but less clear.
