empower
verb (used with object)
to give power or authority to; authorize, especially by legal or official means.
empowered
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past participleof empower.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof empower.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
empowerverb (used with object)to give power or authority to; authorize, especially by legal or official means.
Example Sentences
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Skates spoke ahead of the Co-operative Movement conference on Saturday, where he will say that people in the region "should be trusted, empowered and respected in deciding what affects them".
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026
This is what happens when New York’s Finest are allowed to do their jobs and empowered by a highly competent and technologically-savvy leader at One Police Plaza.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
The closeted kid who felt empowered to come out during their showcase monologue, only to receive uproarious applause from the crowd.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026
According to Harris, Boulder’s “entire thesis” depended on the idea that the “mere fact of having injuries” empowered it to regulate “worldwide conduct.”
From Slate ● Oct. 5, 2026
At the time, no one felt empowered by Les Demoiselles.
From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day
