richen

From rich + -en.

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈɹɪt͡ʃən/
• Rhymes: -ɪtʃən

richen (third-person singular simple present richens, present participle richening, simple past and past participle richened)

1. (transitive) To make or render rich or richer.

   Synonyms: enrich, enrichen; see also Thesaurus:enrich

2. (intransitive) To become rich or richer; become superior in quality, condition or effectiveness.
3. (intransitive, of a colour) To gain richness; become heightened or intensified in brilliancy.

• Rhenic, enrich, incher, nicher, rhenic

richen

1. inflection of richar:
   1. third-person plural present subjunctive
   2. third-person plural imperative

From Old High German riohhan, from Proto-Germanic *reukaną. Cognate with German riechen, Dutch rieken, English reek, West Frisian rûke, Icelandic rjúka.

• IPA^(key): /ˈʀiɕən/

richen (third-person singular present richt, past participle geroch, auxiliary verb hunn)

1. (transitive or intransitive) to smell
2. (intransitive) to stink, to smell, to reek

From riche (“rich”) +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

• ricchen, riche, rychen

• IPA^(key): /ˈriːt͡ʃən/, /ˈrit͡ʃən/

richen (third-person singular simple present richeth, present participle richende, richynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle riched)

1. To make rich(er) or (more) valuable; to enrichen.
2. To acquire or possess wealth; to become or be rich.

• English: rich (obsolete)
• Middle Scots: rich, riche

• “rī̆chen, v.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

richen

1. (Early Middle English) plural of riche (“realm”)

   Synonym: riches