empower
Use Empower in a sentence
ər verb (used with object)
1.
to give power or authority to; authorize, especially by legal or official means: I empowered my agent to make the deal for me. The local ordinance empowers the board of health to close unsanitary restaurants.
2.
to enable or permit: Wealth empowered him to live a comfortable life.
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| —vb | |
| 1. | to give or delegate power or authority to; authorize |
| 2. | to give ability to; enable or permit |
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Word Origin & History
empower
1650s, used by William Penn in 1690, but the modern popularity dates from 1986; from en- + power.
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Example sentences
When you start making deals, you empower people to come after you.
Empower them to solve their own problems with respect to immigration and other issues.
We need to empower our people so they can take more responsibility for their own lives in a world.
The point of her job is to empower, not enable.
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