empower
verb OPAL W
/ɪmˈpaʊə(r)/
/ɪmˈpaʊər/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they empower | /ɪmˈpaʊə(r)/ /ɪmˈpaʊər/ |
| he / she / it empowers | /ɪmˈpaʊəz/ /ɪmˈpaʊərz/ |
| past simple empowered | /ɪmˈpaʊəd/ /ɪmˈpaʊərd/ |
| past participle empowered | /ɪmˈpaʊəd/ /ɪmˈpaʊərd/ |
| -ing form empowering | /ɪmˈpaʊərɪŋ/ /ɪmˈpaʊərɪŋ/ |
- [often passive] (formal) to give somebody the power or authority to do something synonym authorize
- be empowered (to do something) The courts were empowered to impose the death sentence for certain crimes.
- empower somebody (to do something) to give somebody more control over their own life or the situation they are in
- The movement actively empowered women and gave them confidence in themselves.