richen

== English == === Etymology === From rich + -en. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɹɪt͡ʃən/ Rhymes: -ɪtʃən === Verb === richen (third-person singular simple present richens, present participle richening, simple past and past participle richened) (transitive) To make or render rich or richer. Synonyms: enrich, enrichen; see also Thesaurus:enrich (intransitive) To become rich or richer; become superior in quality, condition or effectiveness. (intransitive, of a colour) To gain richness; become heightened or intensified in brilliancy. ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === Rhenic, enrich, incher, nicher, rhenic == Galician == === Verb === richen inflection of richar: third-person plural present subjunctive third-person plural imperative == Luxembourgish == === Etymology === From Old High German riohhan, from Proto-Germanic *reukaną. Cognate with German riechen, Dutch rieken, English reek, West Frisian rûke, Icelandic rjúka. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʀiɕən/ === Verb === richen (third-person singular present richt, past participle geroch, auxiliary verb hunn) (transitive or intransitive) to smell (intransitive) to stink, to smell, to reek ==== Conjugation ==== == Middle English == === Etymology 1 === From riche (“rich”) +‎ -en (infinitival suffix). ==== Alternative forms ==== ricchen, riche, rychen ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈriːt͡ʃən/, /ˈrit͡ʃən/ ==== Verb ==== richen (third-person singular simple present richeth, present participle richende, richynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle riched) To make rich(er) or (more) valuable; to enrichen. To acquire or possess wealth; to become or be rich. ===== Conjugation ===== ===== Descendants ===== English: rich (obsolete) Middle Scots: rich, riche ===== References ===== “rī̆chen, v.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007. === Etymology 2 === ==== Noun ==== richen (Early Middle English) plural of riche (“realm”) Synonym: riches