richenv.

Brit.

/ˈrɪtʃn/, U.S.

/ˈrɪtʃ(ə)n/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: rich adj., -en suffix⁵.

Etymology: < rich adj. + -en suffix⁵. Compare earlier rich v.¹, enrich v.

1. transitive. To make richer or more intense; to enrich.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > improvement > [verb (transitive)]

beetc975

betterOE

goodOE

sharpa1100

amendc1300

enhance1526

meliorate1542

embetter1568

endeara1586

enrich1598

meliorize1598

mend1603

sweeten1607

improve1617

to work up1641

ameliorate1653

solace1667

fine1683

ragout1749

to make something of1778

richen1795

transcendentalize1846

to tone up1847

to do something (also things) for (also to)1880

rich1912

to step up1920

uprate1965

up1968

nice1993

the world > relative properties > quantity > increase in quantity, amount, or degree > [verb (transitive)] > increase the intensity of

multiplya1398

sharpenc1450

heighten1523

height1528

strengthen1546

aggravate1549

enhance1559

intend1603

enrich1620

re-enforce1625

wheel1632

reinforce1660

support1691

richen1795

to give a weight to1796

intensify1817

exalt1850

intensate1856

to step up1920

to hot up1937

ramp1981

the world > matter > colour > quality of colour > [verb (transitive)] > intensify

heighten1622

richen1897

1795 tr. Flareau Ocean Spectre ii. i. 13 All the earth seem'd richen'd with his orient beams.

1893 P. Brooks Mystery of Iniquity xv. 270 The old truth of covenant between man and God..is richened and deepened.

1897 Daily News 24 Apr. 6/3 Delicate greys and greeny whites and black, richened with touches of red.

1919 V. Z. Wheeler Creed of her Father i. 29 A manure to richen the soil.

1952 T. Lea Wonderful Country xv. 160 The tang of mesquite smoke..richened the air.

2008 Runner's World Apr. 54 To make my flourless chocolate cake lower in fat, I use cocoa powder instead of baking chocolate and espresso powder to richen the taste.

2. intransitive. To become richer.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > colour > quality of colour > [verb (intransitive)] > become intense

rise1594

richen1888

1888 W. Black in Harper's Mag. Nov. 913/1 As the afternoon wanes, and the skies richen in intensity.

1929 Charleston (North Carolina) Daily Mail 5 Apr. 5/1 The colors richened and deepened.

2005 S. Staggs When Blanche met Brando (2006) xii. 103 Somehow..her voice had dropped and richened in that play.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	richen
释义	richenv. Brit. /ˈrɪtʃn/, U.S. /ˈrɪtʃ(ə)n/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: rich adj., -en suffix⁵. Etymology: < rich adj. + -en suffix⁵. Compare earlier rich v.¹, enrich v. 1. transitive. To make richer or more intense; to enrich. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > improvement > [verb (transitive)] beetc975 betterOE goodOE sharpa1100 amendc1300 enhance1526 meliorate1542 embetter1568 endeara1586 enrich1598 meliorize1598 mend1603 sweeten1607 improve1617 to work up1641 ameliorate1653 solace1667 fine1683 ragout1749 to make something of1778 richen1795 transcendentalize1846 to tone up1847 to do something (also things) for (also to)1880 rich1912 to step up1920 uprate1965 up1968 nice1993 the world > relative properties > quantity > increase in quantity, amount, or degree > [verb (transitive)] > increase the intensity of multiplya1398 sharpenc1450 heighten1523 height1528 strengthen1546 aggravate1549 enhance1559 intend1603 enrich1620 re-enforce1625 wheel1632 reinforce1660 support1691 richen1795 to give a weight to1796 intensify1817 exalt1850 intensate1856 to step up1920 to hot up1937 ramp1981 the world > matter > colour > quality of colour > [verb (transitive)] > intensify heighten1622 richen1897 1795 tr. Flareau Ocean Spectre ii. i. 13 All the earth seem'd richen'd with his orient beams. 1893 P. Brooks Mystery of Iniquity xv. 270 The old truth of covenant between man and God..is richened and deepened. 1897 Daily News 24 Apr. 6/3 Delicate greys and greeny whites and black, richened with touches of red. 1919 V. Z. Wheeler Creed of her Father i. 29 A manure to richen the soil. 1952 T. Lea Wonderful Country xv. 160 The tang of mesquite smoke..richened the air. 2008 Runner's World Apr. 54 To make my flourless chocolate cake lower in fat, I use cocoa powder instead of baking chocolate and espresso powder to richen the taste. 2. intransitive. To become richer. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > quality of colour > [verb (intransitive)] > become intense rise1594 richen1888 1888 W. Black in Harper's Mag. Nov. 913/1 As the afternoon wanes, and the skies richen in intensity. 1929 Charleston (North Carolina) Daily Mail 5 Apr. 5/1 The colors richened and deepened. 2005 S. Staggs When Blanche met Brando (2006) xii. 103 Somehow..her voice had dropped and richened in that play. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1795
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