em ‧ pow ‧ er /ɪmˈpaʊə $ -ˈpaʊr/ BrE AmE verb [transitive]
[ Word Family: noun : ↑ power , ↑ superpower , ↑ powerlessness , ↑ empowerment ; adjective : ↑ powerful ≠ ↑ powerless , ↑ overpowering , ↑ power , ↑ powered ; verb : ↑ power , ↑ empower , ↑ overpower ; adverb : ↑ powerfully ≠ ↑ powerlessly , ↑ overpoweringly ]
1 . to give someone more control over their own life or situation:
The Voting Rights Act was needed to empower minority groups.
2 . formal to give a person or organization the legal right to do something
be empowered to do something
The President is empowered to appoint judges to the Supreme Court.
—empowerment noun [uncountable]