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Definition empower in American English

empower verb

[transitive] verb
/emˈpaʊr/
1

to give a person or organization the legal authority to do something

Example

a court empowered to review the decisions of a lower court

Synonyms and related words
permit allow approve
2

to give someone more control over their life or more power to do something

Example

Our goal is to empower everyone on our staff.

Synonyms and related words
enable entitle allow
Definition empower in American English