empower
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.
to enable or permit: Wealth empowered him to live a comfortable life.
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- em·pow·er·ment, noun
- un·em·pow·ered, adjective
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How to use empower in a sentence
Schneider Electric’s purpose is to empower everyone to make the most of their energy and resources, bridging progress and sustainability for all.
Case study: Schneider Electric’s digital transformation through centralized search | Evan Kent and Kimberly Dutcher | February 11, 2021 | Search Engine WatchPlatforms should be empowered and encouraged to do the same.
Cheat sheet: U.S. lawmakers propose Section 230 reforms to regulate online paid speech | Kate Kaye | February 10, 2021 | DigidayThe responsibility lies with all of us to empower this community to unleash their entrepreneurial growth mindset and ensure more people have the opportunity to create a sustainable future for all.
The legislation will “empower survivors to speak out — if they so wish — so they can hold perpetrators accountable and hopefully prevent abusers from continuing to torment and abuse other workers,” Leyva said in a news release Monday.
NDAs have long been used to silence the abused, advocates say. A new law may change that. | Paulina Villegas | February 9, 2021 | Washington PostJOIN NOWWHOOP uniquely blends hardware, software, and industry-leading accurate measurements to help people sharpen the edges of fitness and performance, create impactful behavior change, and empower them to optimize all facets of life.
Want to Improve Your Running? Focus on Recovery. | Outside Editors | February 5, 2021 | Outside Online
I have often been asked why, as a man, I create films that empower and focus on women.
A Rallying Cry Against the Oversexualization of Our Youth | Darryl Roberts | November 30, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTempower the performers, encourage education, and above all make safe sex, well, sexy.
Risky Business or None of Your Business? Gay XXX Films and the Condom Question | Aurora Snow | November 1, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThey see their concerts as a way to empower women, both musically and socially.
The Sisterhood of Bulletproof Stockings: It’s Ladies’ Night for Hasidic Rockers | Emily Shire | September 30, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThey inconvenience—er, empower—individuals with information to make partisan or ideological purchasing decisions.
This will really empower them undermine dictatorships in the region and abroad.
Colonial charters were, however, "undoubtedly no more than those of all corporations, which empower them to make bye-laws."
The Eve of the Revolution | Carl BeckerHe will place Himself so upon their side as Himself to readjust and empower their affections and their wills.
Messages from the Epistle to the Hebrews | Handley C.G. MouleOpe thou thine eyes, and mark me: thou hast seen Things, that empower thee to sustain my smile.
The Vision of Paradise, Complete | Dante AlighieriThe first charters granted to this province did not empower the assembly to tax the people at all.
Novanglus, and Massachusettensis | John AdamsOn trade, we must trust American workers to compete with anyone in the world and empower them by opening up new markets overseas.
State of the Union Addresses of George W. Bush | George W. Bush
British Dictionary definitions for empower
/ (ɪmˈpaʊə) /
to give or delegate power or authority to; authorize
to give ability to; enable or permit
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