richen
English edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɹɪt͡ʃən/
Verb edit
richen (third-person singular simple present richens, present participle richening, simple past and past participle richened)
- (transitive) To make or render rich or richer.
- (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 edit
render rich
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Anagrams edit
Galician edit
Verb edit
richen
- inflection of richar:
Luxembourgish edit
Etymology edit
From Old High German riohhan, from Proto-Germanic *reukaną. Cognate with German riechen, Dutch rieken, English reek, West Frisian rûke, Icelandic rjúka.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
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 edit
Regular | ||
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infinitive | richen | |
participle | gericht or geroch | |
auxiliary | hunn | |
present indicative |
imperative | |
1st singular | richen | — |
2nd singular | richs | rich |
3rd singular | richt | — |
1st plural | richen | — |
2nd plural | richt | richt |
3rd plural | richen | — |
(n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel. |
Middle English edit
Etymology 1 edit
From riche (“rich”) + -en (infinitival suffix).
Alternative forms edit
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
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 edit
Conjugation of richen (weak in -ed)
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants edit
References edit
- “rī̆chen, v.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Etymology 2 edit
Noun edit
richen
- (Early Middle English) plural of riche (“realm”)
- Synonym: riches