English verb: empower | |||
1. | empower (social) give or delegate power or authority to | ||
Samples | She authorized her assistant to sign the papers. | ||
Synonyms | authorise, authorize | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Somebody ----s somebody with something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | appoint, charge | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | entitle, sanction | ||
2. | empower (social) give qualities or abilities to | ||
Synonyms | endow, endue, gift, indue, invest | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody with something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | enable | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | cover | ||