- 1empower somebody (to do something) (formal) to give someone the power or authority to do something synonym authorize The courts were empowered to impose the death sentence for certain crimes.
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- 2empower somebody (to do something) to give someone more control over their own life or the situation they are in The movement actively empowered women and gave them confidence in themselves.
empower
verbNAmE//ɪmˈpaʊər//
[often passive]Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they empower he / she / it empowers
past simple empowered
-ing form empowering
noun [uncountable] the empowerment of the individualSee empower in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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