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anreichern — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • enrich verb To make wealthier.
  • fortify verb To strengthen a place against attack, usually with walls or defenses.

Senses

anreichern is used for these senses in English:

  • enrich (physics, transitive) To increase the amount of one isotope in a mixture of isotopes, especially in a nuclear fuel. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]
  • fortify To increase the nutritional value of (food) by adding ingredients, especially minerals or vitamins. [from mid 20th c.]

enrich — full definition

  1. verb To make wealthier.
  2. verb To improve the quality or value of something, often by adding something to it.
  3. verb (technical) To increase the concentration of a particular substance, especially a specific isotope in nuclear fuel.

fortify — full definition

  1. verb To strengthen a place against attack, usually with walls or defenses.
  2. verb To make someone or something mentally or physically stronger.
  3. verb To add vitamins, minerals, or alcohol to something to increase its strength or nutritional value.

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