empowering

[em-pou-er]

em·pow·er

[em-pou-er]
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.

Origin:
1645–55; em-1 + power

em·pow·er·ment, noun
un·em·pow·ered, adjective


1. warrant, commission, license, qualify.

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Empowering is always a great word to know.
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a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
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