Conflicts are designed to disempower the opposition.
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Disempower
/dɪsɪmˈpaʊ(w)ə(ɹ)/
Synonyms for "disempower" (22 found)
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Noun(1 words)
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Verb(5 words)
Noun(1 words)
Related words (11)
Verb(10 words)
emasculateemasculatedemasculatesemasculatinggeldedgeldsincapacitatestrip of authorityundercut confidenceweaken
Noun(1 words)
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6 entriescurtail authoritydoubt abilitieserode self esteemlimit influencereduce motivationstrip of authority
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5 entriesdisempower communitiesdisempower studentsdisempower teachersdisempower votersdisempowering policies
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3 entriesSample sentences
3 total sentences available.
A powerful head can sometimes disempower the teaching staff, and create among them a sort of passivity that is close to inertia.
Source: wiktionary
The reformation disempowered the established church and thus roiled the aristocracy.
Source: wiktionary