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(ɪmpaʊəʳ)
Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense empowers, present participle empowering, past tense, past participle empowered
1. verb
If someone is empowered to do something, they have the authority or power to do it.
[formal]
The army is now empowered to operate on a shoot-to-kill basis. [be VERB-ed to-infinitive]
His position does not empower him to cite our views without consultation. [VERB noun to-infinitive]
[Also VERB noun]
Synonyms: authorize, allow, commission, qualify More Synonyms of empower
2. verb
To empower someone means to give them the means to achieve something, for example to become stronger or more successful.
Helping patients means empowering the professionals to put patients first. [VERB noun]
What I'm trying to do is to empower people, to give them ways to help them get well. [VERB noun]
More Synonyms of empower

empower in British English

(ɪmˈpaʊə)
verb (transitive)
1. 
to give or delegate power or authority to; authorize
2. 
to give ability to; enable or permit

empower in American English

(ɛmˈpaʊər; ɪmˈpaʊər)
verb transitive
1. 
to give power or authority to; authorize
Congress is empowered to levy taxes
2. 
to give ability to; enable; permit
Derived forms
empowerment (emˈpowerment)
noun

Examples of 'empower' in a sentence
empower

You empower people by embracing their differences.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
We are then able to provide employment opportunities and are empowering people to earn an income.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
There is something fabulously empowering about that.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The only people who can empower others are people who can easily give up power.
Christianity Today (2000)
Either you empower local people or you do not.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
There is something empowering in this.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Well, we are going to empower people and give them better information.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
We need to empower staff, give them accountability.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
That's why we must be open to new ideas and empower people.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
I want to empower people through the food they eat.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Direction from the centre can only do so much; real solutions have to go beyond politics and empower people.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
We will use modern technology to empower people, because we are from a generation that is comfortable with openness and accountability.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
And equally it could be used to support aid projects around the world, helping to build infrastructure and empower local people.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
 Now I feel empowered by my job.
The Sun (2015)
I was so enthusiastic about working out in the world again, doing something imaginative that empowered me.
Jackson, Rosie Mothers who Leave (1994)
The charity aims to empower people to become more engaged with their giving - to feel they can make a real difference to the world.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Criminals feel empowered now,' he said.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Identify them, write them down, then change them into something more empowering.
O'Keeffe, John Your One Week Way to Mind-Fitness (1994)
It's where he bats for Hampshire and he would feel empowered and be given a surge of confidence.
The Sun (2016)
The point, he says, is to empower people by stripping away the secrets of those in power.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)

In other languages
empower

British English: empower VERB
If someone is empowered to do something, they have the authority or power to do it.
The army is now empowered to operate on a shoot-to-kill basis.
  • American English: empower
  • Brazilian Portuguese: autorizar
  • Chinese: 授权
  • European Spanish: autorizar
  • French: habiliter
  • German: ermächtigen
  • Italian: abilitato
  • Japanese: 権限を与える
  • Korean: ~할 권한을 부여받다
  • European Portuguese: autorizar
  • Latin American Spanish: autorizar

Chinese translation of 'empower'

empower

(ɪmˈpauəʳ)

vt

  1. to empower sb to do sth (frm) 授权(權)某人做某事 (shòuquán mǒurén zuò mǒushì)
  2. [women, minority] 授予 ... 权(權)利 (shòuyǔ ... quánlì)
1 (verb) 
Definition
to give (someone) the power or authority to do something
The trustees of the museum are empowered to sell items from its collection.
Synonyms
authorize
They authorized him to use force if necessary.
allow
Would you allow me to accompany you?
commission
You can commission them to paint something especially for you.
qualify
The course does not qualify you to practise as a therapist.
permit
I was permitted to bring my camera into the concert.
Our constitution does not permit the sending of troops.
sanction
He may seem ready to sanction the use of force.
entitle
Your contract entitles you to a full refund.
delegate
Officials have been delegated to start work on a settlement.
license
the council can license a U.S. company to produce the drug
warrant
The allegations are serious enough to warrant an investigation.
give power to
give authority to
invest with power
2 (verb) 
Definition
to give (someone) the power or authority to do something
empowering the underprivileged by means of education
Synonyms
enable
The authorities issued visas to enable them to enter the country.
equip
emancipate
the war which preserved the Union and emancipated the slaves
give means to
enfranchise

Additional synonyms

in the sense of allow
Definition
to permit someone to do something
Would you allow me to accompany you?
Synonyms
let,
permit,
sanction,
entitle,
authorize,
license,
tolerate,
consent to,
countenance,
concede to,
assent to,
give leave to,
give the green light for,
give a blank cheque to
in the sense of commission
Definition
to place an order for
You can commission them to paint something especially for you.
Synonyms
appoint,
order,
contract,
select,
engage,
delegate,
nominate,
authorize,
empower,
depute
in the sense of delegate
Definition
to appoint as a representative
Officials have been delegated to start work on a settlement.
Synonyms
appoint,
commission,
select,
contract,
engage,
nominate,
designate,
mandate,
authorize,
empower,
accredit,
depute

Synonyms of 'empower'

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