empower
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empower
- /ɪmˈpaʊ.ə/ UK
- /ɛmˈpaʊ.ə/ UK
- /ɪmˈpaʊ.əɹ/ Canada, US
- /ɛmˈpaʊ.əɹ/ Canada, US
Rhymes with -aʊə(ɹ)
verb empowers · empowering · empowered · empowre · impower
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To give permission, power, or the legal right to do something.
Regulations have been made under the Civil Aviation Acts of 1949, 1980 and 1982 which empower Inspectors of Accidents to do these things.
Similar: allow, let, permit · Opposite: ban, bar, forbid, prohibit, banish, criminalize, debar, disallow, enjoin, estop, forspeak, foresnaffle
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To give someone more confidence and/or strength to do something, often by enabling them to increase their control over their own life or situation.
John found that starting up his own business empowered him greatly in social situations.
Similar: inspire · Opposite: disempower, dishearten, disspirit
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: gift, endow, invest, indue, endue, permitting, allow, permit, authorized, enabling, enable, authorize, accountable, afford, authorization, mandated
Translations
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verb to give permission to
| Español | apoderar, dar permiso |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 授權 /授权 shòuquán |
| Português | dar poderes a, permitir |
| Français | autoriser |
| Deutsch | bevollmächtigen, ermächtigen, befähigen |
| Italiano | dare potere, permettere |
| Ελληνικά | εξουσιοδοτώ exousiodotó |
| Русский | уполномо́чивать upolnomóčivatʹ, предоставля́ть пра́во predostavljátʹ právo |
verb to give confidence and/or strength to
| Español | inspirar a, facultar, empoderar |
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| 中文 | 賦予…的力量 /赋予…的力量 fùyǔ…de lìliàng, 賦能 /赋能 fùnéng |
| Português | empoderar |
| Français | encapaciter |
| Italiano | incoraggiare, sostenere |
| Ελληνικά | παρέχω parécho, ενδυναμώνω endynamóno |
Talk about this word "empower." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/empower. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. empower. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/empower "empower." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/empower.Cite this
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title = {empower},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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