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Disempower

[dis-em-pou-er]

Origin

verb (used with object)

to deprive of influence, importance, etc.: Voters feel they have become disempowered by recent political events.

Origin:
1805–15; dis-¹ + empower

Related forms

dis·em·pow·er·ment, noun

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disempower (ˌdɪsɪmˈpaʊə)

—vb
	(tr) to deprive (a person) of power or authority

disem'powerment

—n

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Word Origin & History

disempower

1813, from dis- + empower. Related: Disempowered; disempowerment.

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