empower - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'empower' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Empower

[ v. t.]

- 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.
- To give moral or physical power, faculties, or abilities to.

Meaning of 'empower' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . empower

[ v]

Meaning (1):
- give or delegate power or authority to

Example in sentence:

She authorized her assistant to sign the papers

Nearby Words:

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