richen

R1I1C3H4E1N1
UK/ˈɹɪt͡ʃən/

verb

To make or render rich or richer.

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Meanings

verbrichen (third-person singular simple present richens, present participle richening, simple past and past participle richened)

present singular third person richens · participle present richening · participle past richened · past richened

  1. transitiveTo make or render rich or richer.

    Synonyms: enrich, enrichen, enrich, enrichen

  2. intransitiveTo become rich or richer; become superior in quality, condition or effectiveness.
  3. intransitiveTo gain richness; become heightened or intensified in brilliancy.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo make or render rich or richer.

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enrichenrichen

Origin

From rich + -en.

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Translations

Czech obohatit, zbohatnout
  • obohatitrender rich
  • zbohatnoutbecome rich
Estonian rikastuma
  • rikastumabecome rich
Finnish rikastuttaa, rikastua
  • rikastuttaarender rich
  • rikastuabecome rich
Romanian îmbogăți
  • îmbogățibecome rich

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with richen

kitchenlichenCowichanenrichen
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Anagrams

enrichincherHenricrhenic
Cite this entry
APA

richen. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/richen

MLA

“richen.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/richen. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “richen,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/richen.

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