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arricchire — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • endow verb To give property to (someone) as a gift; specifically, to provide (a person or institution) with support in the form of a permanent fund of money or other benefits.
  • enhance verb To improve the quality, value, or appeal of something.
  • enrich verb To make wealthier.
  • fortify verb To strengthen a place against attack, usually with walls or defenses.

Senses

arricchire is used for these senses in English:

  • endow (transitive, followed by, _, with, or rarely by, _, of) To enrich or furnish with some faculty or quality.
  • enhance To improve something by adding features.
  • fortify To increase the nutritional value of (food) by adding ingredients, especially minerals or vitamins. [from mid 20th c.]

endow — full definition

  1. verb To give property to (someone) as a gift; specifically, to provide (a person or institution) with support in the form of a permanent fund of money or other benefits.
  2. verb To enrich or furnish with some faculty or quality.
  3. verb To naturally furnish (with something).
  4. verb To provide with a dower (“the portion that a widow receives from her deceased husband's property”) or a dowry (“property given to a bride”).

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