Definition of Empowir
Em*pow"er (?), v. t. [imp. & p.
p. Empowered (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Empowering.] 1. To give authority to; to
delegate power to; to commission; to authorize (having commonly a
legal force); as, the Supreme Court is empowered to try and
decide cases, civil or criminal; the attorney is empowered to
sign an acquittance, and discharge the debtor.
2. To give moral or physical power,
faculties, or abilities to. "These eyes . . . empowered
to gaze." Keble.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- To give (someone) permission to do something.
Regulations have been made under the Civil Aviation Acts of 1949, 1980 and 1982 which empower Inspectors of Accidents to do these things. — Safety is no accident., Tench, William H., UK: Collins, 1985
- To give (someone) the confidence to do something.
John found that starting up his own business empowered him greatly in social situations.
Musically, what originally attracted me to dance was its shamanist aspects, using natural magic to change people's neurological states and to psychologically empower them. — The Face, London: Nick Logan, 1992, pages 11-130
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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