empower
verb (used with object)
to give power or authority to; authorize, especially by legal or official means.
has empowered
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present perfectof empower (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Perhaps Ulez has empowered the mayor to be more direct?
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
This phenomenon has empowered families to demand steeper discounts and generate bidding wars between schools.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
The trend has empowered more women to speak up, especially after a Kazakh blogger with around a million Instagram followers died after undergoing liposuction in May.
From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 2026
A slow awareness of the score’s genius has empowered a new generation, such as the conductor and composer Christopher Rountree, who made the new arrangement of parts of “MASS” for his genre-breaking orchestra, Wild Up.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2025
His education has empowered him, and he has strong opinions about racial freedom and equality that land him and the black community in trouble.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
