empower
verb (used with object)
to give power or authority to; authorize, especially by legal or official means.
had empowered
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past perfectof empower.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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But Gill said EU states had "empowered" the commission to take such a decision.
From Barron's ● Feb. 27, 2026
Justice Elena Kagan, writing for herself and fellow liberal justices Stephen G. Breyer and Sonia Sotomayor, countered that the majority had empowered the wrong people to pass judgment on an existential dilemma.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 30, 2022
The artist said it had "empowered" him to continue his work.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2021
The Los Angeles Times reported in January that Major League Baseball had empowered teams to make their own decisions about COVID-19 screenings and vaccination requirements.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 9, 2021
Inquiring what massacre he meant, because, for their part, they could see nothing; but the saint was ravished in spirit, and, in this extacy, God had empowered him to see this sad spectacle.
From The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 16 by Sir Walter Scott
