Synonyms for empower


Grammar : Verb
Spell : em-pou-er
Phonetic Transcription : ɛmˈpaʊ ər

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Définition of empower

Origin :
  • 1650s, used by Milton, but the modern popularity dates from 1986; from en- (1) + power. Related: Empowered; empowering; empowerment.
  • verb authorize, enable
Example sentences :
  • In the mean time we are taking the best care in empower of their estates.
  • Extract from : « The Hour and the Man » by Harriet Martineau
  • These conditions would be explained to any envoys whom Jovian might empower to discuss them with the Persian plenipotentiaries.
  • Extract from : « The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 7. (of 7): The Sassanian or New Persian Empire » by George Rawlinson
  • Never; you have no right, you have no warrant to empower your act.
  • Extract from : « The Weird of the Wentworths, Vol. 1 » by Johannes Scotus
  • They also empower the directors to elect a chairman of the board.
  • Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 5 » by Various
  • Do you all agree to them, and empower me to say so to Mr. Black?
  • Extract from : « The Little Missis » by Charlotte Skinner
  • Speech enables us to crystalize thought and to empower it with added force.
  • Extract from : « Seed Thoughts for Singers » by Frank Herbert Tubbs
  • A proposition was made to them, to authorize Congress to open parials, and an amendatory one, to empower them to incorporate.
  • Extract from : « Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson » by Thomas Jefferson
  • They empower me to invent a new right and wrong whenever I am tired of the old.
  • Extract from : « Adventures in the Moon, and Other Worlds » by John Russell Russell
  • We must empower the poor with the pride that comes from owning a home, getting a job, becoming part of things.
  • Extract from : « Complete State of the Union Addresses from 1790 to 2006 » by Various
  • The most important job of our Government in this new era is to empower the American people to succeed in the global economy.
  • Extract from : « Complete State of the Union Addresses from 1790 to 2006 » by Various

Antonyms for empower

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