empower
11empower — [v] authorize, enable accredit, allow, capacitate, charge, commission, delegate, entitle, entrust, grant, invest, legitimize, license, okay, permit, privilege, qualify, sanction, vest, warrant; concepts 50,88 Ant. disenfranchise, refuse, reject,… …
12empower — ► VERB 1) give authority or power to; authorize. 2) give strength and confidence to. DERIVATIVES empowerment noun …
13empower — [em pou′ər, impou′ər] vt. 1. to give power or authority to; authorize [Congress is empowered to levy taxes] 2. to give ability to; enable; permit empowerment n …
14Empower — Variants of the term empower occur in:* Empower America, a conservative think tank in the U.S. * EMPOWER, a Thai organization supporting sex workers * EmPower (aircraft power adapter), a standard for 15 Volt DC power outlets in passenger… …
15empower — [[t]ɪmpa͟ʊə(r)[/t]] empowers, empowering, empowered 1) VERB If someone is empowered to do something, they have the authority or power to do it. [FORMAL] [be V ed to inf] The army is now empowered to operate on a shoot to kill basis... [V n to… …
16empower — UK [ɪmˈpaʊə(r)] / US [emˈpaʊr] verb [transitive] Word forms empower : present tense I/you/we/they empower he/she/it empowers present participle empowering past tense empowered past participle empowered 1) to give someone more control over their… …
17empower — v. (H) to empower smb. to do smt. * * * [ɪm paʊə] (H) to empower smb. to do smt …
18empower — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. enable, endow, invest; authorize, license, commission. See permission, power. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. grant, authorize, enable, permit; see allow 1 , approve 1 , commission , enable . III …
19empower — em|pow|er [ımˈpauə US ˈpaur] v [T] 1.) to give someone more control over their own life or situation ▪ The Voting Rights Act was needed to empower minority groups. 2.) formal to give a person or organization the legal right to do something be… …
20empower — em|pow|er [ em paur ] verb transitive 1. ) FORMAL to give a person or organization the legal authority to do something: a court empowered to review the decisions of a lower court 2. ) to give someone more control over their life or more power to… …
