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em·pow·er
 (ĕm-pou′ər)tr.v. em·pow·ered, em·pow·er·ing, em·pow·ers
1. To invest with power, especially legal power or official authority. See Synonyms at authorize.
2. To equip or supply with an ability; enable: "Computers ... empower students to become intellectual explorers" (Edward B. Fiske).
em·pow′er·ment n.
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empower
(ɪmËpaÊÉ)vb (tr)
1. to give or delegate power or authority to; authorize
2. to give ability to; enable or permit
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em•pow•er
(ɛmˈpaʊ ər)v.t.
1. to give official or legal power or authority to.
2. to endow with an ability; enable.
[1645–55]
em•pow′er•ment, n.
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empower
Past participle: empowered
Gerund: empowering
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Verb | 1. | empower - give or delegate power or authority to; "She authorized her assistant to sign the papers" entitle - give the right to; "The Freedom of Information Act entitles you to request your FBI file" appoint, charge - assign a duty, responsibility or obligation to; "He was appointed deputy manager"; "She was charged with supervising the creation of a concordance" sanction - give authority or permission to |
2. | empower - give qualities or abilities to enable - render capable or able for some task; "This skill will enable you to find a job on Wall Street"; "The rope enables you to secure yourself when you climb the mountain" cover - invest with a large or excessive amount of something; "She covered herself with glory" |
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empower
verb
1. authorize, allow, commission, qualify, permit, sanction, entitle, delegate, license, warrant, give power to, give authority to, invest with power The army is now empowered to operate on a shoot-to-kill basis.
2. enable, equip, emancipate, give means to, enfranchise empowering the underprivileged by means of education
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empower
[ɪmˈpaʊəʳ] VTCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
empower
[ɪmˈpaʊər] vt (= make stronger, more independent) [+ person, group, minority] → responsabiliser
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vt (psych) apoyar, dar confianza, facilitar, ayudar, permitir; (sociopolitical) capacitar (V. también la nota bajo enable.)English-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.