to empower
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4.2
- verb
- /ɪmˈpaʊər/
:
empoderar
- The organization aims to empower local communities by providing them with the necessary resources and training.
- empower students
- mobilize and empower
- empower patients
And my hope is to empower people to do great things.
- And my hope is to empower people to do great things.
- I hope that it empowers you to do the same.
- She has championed empowering those women to lead.
- You know, it's like, well, did we empower those people to be winners?
- This is what happens when you empower these people.
- She does a great job of empowering her female audience.
- The thing about tests is it like empowers you with information essentially.
- And so I've watched these folks use this and how much it empowers them in their lives.
- This is the short of the long winded is to empower the underdog.
- We have to learn and empower ourselves with knowledge.
- And this empowered a generation of men mostly.
- You teach them how to do their job and then you empower them to do it.
Examples
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To achieve this, we have to design instruction that requires and empowers students to make musical decisions.
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Students may feel empowered through the personal and confidential conversations they have with mentors.
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And my hope is to empower people to do great things.
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You can return home and empower yourself in some way.
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You know, I want to empower others to empower others to be happy.
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And we allowed ourselves, the city, to empower the community.
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The ultimate goal of music education is to empower our students to continue active musical involvement as adults.
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Maybe she's trying to empower and encourage women.
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The teachers in the first two vignettes may have tried to empower students by making their differences known.
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In today's America, technology empowers the public in nearly everything they do.
Synonyms
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4.4
To give official permission for someone to do something
459
2.3
To give someone the ability or chance to do something
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6.2
To give someone official power or a job, often in a ceremony
40
6.3
To give someone courage to do something
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4.9
To give someone a particular quality or ability
Give a person or thing a special quality like an ability
Antonyms
Phrasal Verbs
How Empowering
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4.3
489
4.4
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4.2
40
6.3
459
2.3
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word empower comes from the small prefix em- meaning 'in' or 'make', added to the familiar word power, so it literally means 'to put power into' someone. That's why to empower someone is to give them the power, confidence, or right to act.