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1 empower
verb \/ɪmˈpaʊə\/, \/emˈpaʊə\/1) bemyndige, gi fullmakt, berettige2) gjøre det mulig for, sette i stand
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empower — ► VERB 1) give authority or power to; authorize. 2) give strength and confidence to. DERIVATIVES empowerment noun … English terms dictionary
empower — em‧pow‧er [ɪmˈpaʊə ǁ ər] verb [transitive] formal LAW to give a person or an organization the power or the legal right to do something: empower somebody to do something • The President is empowered to appoint judges to the Supreme Court. * * *… … Financial and business terms
empower — em·pow·er /im pau̇ ər/ vt: to give official authority or legal power to no branch of government should be empower ed unilaterally to impose a serious penalty L. H. Tribe Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
empower — empower, empowerment Empower is a 17c verb meaning ‘to give power or authority to’. In the 1970s it acquired a new meaning, ‘to make (someone) able to do something’, implying the freedom to adopt moral values and principles of one s choice as… … Modern English usage
empower — verb (T) 1 to give someone more control over their own life or situation: The aim of the course is to empower women. 2 formal to give an organization the power or legal right to do something: be empowered to do sth: The college is empowered to… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
empower — verb 1) the act empowered police to arrest dissenters Syn: authorize, entitle, permit, allow, license, sanction, warrant, commission, delegate, qualify, enable, equip Ant: forbid 2) … Thesaurus of popular words
empower — verb 1) the act empowered Henry to punish heretics Syn: authorize, entitle, permit, allow, license, enable 2) movements to empower the poor Syn: emancipate, unshackle, set free, liberate … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
empower — verb a) To give permission or power to do something. John found that starting up his own business empowered him greatly in social situations. b) Abstractly, to give the confidence to do something. Syn: allow, let … Wiktionary
empower — verb give authority or power to; authorize. ↘give strength and confidence to. Derivatives empowerment noun … English new terms dictionary
empower — [[t]ɪmpa͟ʊə(r)[/t]] empowers, empowering, empowered 1) VERB If someone is empowered to do something, they have the authority or power to do it. [FORMAL] [be V ed to inf] The army is now empowered to operate on a shoot to kill basis... [V n to… … English dictionary
empower — UK [ɪmˈpaʊə(r)] / US [emˈpaʊr] verb [transitive] Word forms empower : present tense I/you/we/they empower he/she/it empowers present participle empowering past tense empowered past participle empowered 1) to give someone more control over their… … English dictionary