to take away or diminish the authority or influence of
disempower
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disempower
transitive verb
dis·em·pow·ered, dis·em·pow·er·ing, dis·em·pow·ersTo deprive of power or influence.
Related Forms:
- dis′em·pow′er·ment
noun
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Verb
(third-person singular simple present disempowers, present participle disempowering, simple past and past participle disempowered)
- To remove confidence from (someone) to do something.
Origin
dis- +"Ž empower
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