wikipedia|dab=empower
English
Pronunciation
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Etymology
prefix|em|power
Transitive verb
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en-verb
- transitive To give permission or power to do something.
#:Regulations have been made under the Civil Aviation Acts of 1949, 1980 and 1982 which empower Inspectors of Accidents to do these things. — Safety is no accident., Tench, William H., UK: Collins, 1985
- transitive Abstractly, to give the confidence to do something.
#:John found that starting up his own business empowered him greatly in social situations.
#:Musically, what originally attracted me to dance was its shamanist aspects, using natural magic to change people's neurological states and to psychologically empower them. — The Face, London: Nick Logan, 1992, pages 11-130
Synonyms
(give permission to): allow, let, permit
(give confidence to): inspire
Antonyms
(give permission to): ban, bar, forbid, prohibit
(give confidence to): disempower, dishearten, disspirit
Translations
Finnish: valtuuttaa (1)
French: autoriser
German: bevollmächtigen, ermächtigen (to zu); befähigen (for zu);
Greek: (1) εξοÏ�Ï�ιοδοÏ�Ï� (eksusiodoto), (2) Ï�αÏ�ÎÏ�Ï� (parekho)
Spanish: empoderar
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