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Etymology

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Learnedly from εμ- (em-) +‎ πλούτ(ος) (ploút(os)) +‎ -ίζω (-ízo), a calque of French enrichir.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /e(m).bluˈti.zo/
  • Hyphenation: ε‧μπλου‧τί‧ζω

Verb

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εμπλουτίζω (emploutízo) (past εμπλούτισα, passive εμπλουτίζομαι, p‑past εμπλουτίστηκα, ppp εμπλουτισμένος) (transitive)

  1. to enrich (to enhance)
  2. to enrich (to adorn, ornate more richly)
  3. (chemistry) to enrich (to cause an increase in the proportion of a given constituent)
  4. (nuclear physics) to enrich (to increase the amount of one isotope in a mixture of isotopes, especially in a nuclear fuel)

Conjugation

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References

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  1. ^ εμπλουτίζω, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language