empower
verb (used with object)
to give power or authority to; authorize, especially by legal or official means.
had been empowering
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past perfect progressiveof empower.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
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She said the two friends had discussed how coming forward had been empowering for her.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 17, 2020
