richening
Adding depth to
Richening is the act of making something richer, whether in flavor, texture, color, or quality.
A cook might speak of richening a sauce with cream and butter, while an artist might describe richening the tones in a painting.
The term applies equally to abstract enrichment: The new discoveries are richening our understanding of the period.
It's the present participle of the verb richen, which is less common than enrich but serves the same purpose.
Becoming more profound
- intensifyingIncreasing in strength
- enhancingIncreasing quality or value
- layeringForming successive strata
- developingBecoming more advanced
mellowing · rounding · thickening · reducing · seasoning · infusing · concentrating · simmering
Increasing quality or value
- fortifyingMaking stronger or sturdier
- nourishingPromoting health through food
- deepeningBecoming more profound
- strengtheningIncreasing power or solidity
amplifying · intensifying · elevating · augmenting · refining · cultivating · developing · embellishing
Abundance of money
- opulenceShowy, abundant prosperity
- wealthAbundance of valuable resources
- fortuneWealth or destiny
- abundanceAmple supply, overflowing
plenty · bounty · luxury · success · thriving · flourishing · boom · profitability
Prospering vigorously
- thrivingSucceeding vigorously
- bloomingProducing flowers now
- maturingDeveloping toward completion
- developingBecoming more advanced
expanding · cultivating · sprouting · budding · germinating · blossoming · ripening · proliferating
Collecting in quantity
- accruingGradually increasing amount
- compoundingElements merging progressively
- multiplyingIncreasing by repeated addition
- buildingEnclosed roofed structure
gathering · stockpiling · growing · swelling · increasing · capitalizing · profiting · gaining
deepening
Becoming more profound
- intensifyingIncreasing in strength
- enhancingIncreasing quality or value
- layeringForming successive strata
developing · mellowing · rounding · thickening · reducing · seasoning · infusing · concentrating · simmering · braising
enhancing
Increasing quality or value
- fortifyingMaking stronger or sturdier
- nourishingPromoting health through food
- deepeningBecoming more profound
strengthening · amplifying · intensifying · elevating · augmenting · refining · cultivating · developing · embellishing · boosting
affluence
Abundance of money
abundance · plenty · bounty · luxury · success · thriving · flourishing · boom · profitability · well-being
flourishing
Prospering vigorously
developing · expanding · cultivating · sprouting · budding · germinating · blossoming · ripening · proliferating · progressing
amassing
Collecting in quantity
- accruingGradually increasing amount
- compoundingElements merging progressively
- multiplyingIncreasing by repeated addition
building · gathering · stockpiling · growing · swelling · increasing · capitalizing · profiting · gaining · earning
richeningsimplifying
Making less complex
stripping · flattening · dulling · watering down · lightening
richeningimpoverishing
Causing to become poor
diluting · watering down · stripping · simplifying · degrading
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