disempower

American  

[dis-em-pou-er] / ˌdɪs ɛmˈpaʊ ər /

verb (used with object)

1. to deprive of influence, importance, etc..

   Voters feel they have become disempowered by recent political events.

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disempower British  

/ ˌdɪsɪmˈpaʊə /

verb

1. (tr) to deprive (a person) of power or authority

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Other Word Forms

• disempowerment noun

Etymology

Origin of disempower

First recorded in 1805–15; dis- ¹ + empower

Example Sentences

"The Chinese Communist Party saw it as a decadent capitalist practice of no social value that would disempower working power," he tells the BBC.

From BBC

But he said any process that results in an official being forcibly replaced is likely to carry political risks, including the potential to abuse the system to disempower political opponents.

From Salon

“It’s as important to disempower ourselves as it is to empower them.”

From Seattle Times

There is precedent for using Section 3 of the 14th Amendment—originally adopted to disempower members of the Confederacy who engaged in the slaveholding states' treasonous insurrection against the Union—to hold accountable those who participated in Trump's coup attempt.

From Salon

The current scandal is somewhat different in its exposure of ugly racism and the use of redistricting to disempower certain racial groups and others.

From Los Angeles Times