Definition for

empower


To give power or authority to; authorize, as by law, commission, letter of attorney, verbal license, etc.: as, the commissioner is empowered to make terms.

To impart power or force to; give efficacy to; enable.

Synonyms To commission, license, warrant, qualify.

transitive verb – To give authority to; to delegate power to; to commission; to authorize (having commonly a legal force)

transitive verb – To give moral or physical power, faculties, or abilities to.

transitive verb – to enable or permit; to give more opportunity for independent action.

verb – To give permission, power, or the legal right to do something.

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