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empower Definition

em·power (em po̵u′ər, im-)

transitive verb

  1. to give power or authority to; authorize Congress is empowered to levy taxes
  2. to give ability to; enable; permit

empower Related Forms
em·pow′·er·ment noun
empower Synonyms

empower

v.

grant, authorize, enable, permit; see allow 1, approve 1, commission, enable.

empower Usage Examples

Object

  • citizen: Mr Miliband said the government was also seeking to empower citizens through third sector organizations in order to improve services at local level.
  • learner: All good teaching aspires to empower learners to become independent learners; an individual learning plan is the start of that journey.
  • consumer: Today's empowered consumer expects to be able to exercise choice.
  • woman: The project was set up to empower women in the desert oasis town of Siwa, Egypt.
  • community: What is the point of empowering community, only to stifle its spirit?
  • individual: She empowers individuals to improve their Quality of Life from the Inside Out.

Subject

  • spirit: We are empowered by the creative Spirit of the Architect of existence.

Infinitive complement

  • co-opt: If required she will be empowered to co-opt one or two bookkeepers to assist her.
  • enforce: The DRC is also empowered to enforce the specific duties through the issuance of compliance notices.
  • engage: The SAI is empowered to engage external auditors / agencies / consultants as required.
  • decide: Moreover, he was empowered to decide appeals made by individuals who were detained by the police.
  • suspend: The Principal / Chief Executive or nominee is empowered to suspend a student pending the hearing of a complaint.
  • participate: The primary purpose is to increase the capacity of local communities, so that people are empowered to participate in local decision making.

Preposition: by

  • spirit: We are empowered by the creative Spirit of the Architect of existence.

Modifying Another Word

  • genuinely: The day will be useful for anyone wishing to support the learning of others in a genuinely empowering way.
  • economically: So in this way they'll be empowered economically and then if they are educated then they can change the system.
  • incredibly: You get given such an amazing amount of responsibility, which is incredibly empowering.
  • newly: Sir Michael Lyons, newly empowered to look at councils ' functions and finance, might be rewriting the entire script.
  • truly: We need support and training to truly empower nurses to help them manage change effectively.
  • personally: Everyone is given total ownership of their customers dealings and feels personally empowered to make instant decisions when called upon to do so.