EMPOWER


Meaning of EMPOWER in English

/ ɪmˈpaʊə(r); NAmE / verb [ often passive ]

1.

( formal ) to give sb the power or authority to do sth

SYN authorize :

[ vn to inf ]

The courts were empowered to impose the death sentence for certain crimes.

[also vn ]

2.

to give sb more control over their own life or the situation they are in :

[ vn ]

The movement actively empowered women and gave them confidence in themselves.

[also vn to inf ]

►  em·power·ment noun [ U ]:

the empowerment of the individual

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.