Empower

//ɪmˈpaʊə(ɹ)//

Synonyms for "empower" (66 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (14)

endow accredit allow arm assign authorization authorize certificate certify charge

Verb(4 words)

Strong matches (19)

charter clothe clothe with power commission commit consign delegate depute deputize detach detail devolute devolve devolve upon enable endue energize

Verb(2 words)

endow endue

Related words (33)

enfranchise entitle entrust franchise give in charge give official sanction give power inspire invest legalize legitimize let license mission patent permit post privilege ratify sanction

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send out transfer trust validate vest warrant

Verb(7 words)

gift indue inspire invest let permit raise

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

7 relation types

More general

3 entries

appoint charge enable

Antonyms

7 entries

ban bar disempower dishearten disspirit forbid prohibit

Synonyms

5 entries

allow endow inspire let permit

derived

6 entries

empowered empoweree empowerer empowering empowerment misempower

derived from

1 entries

power

manner of

1 entries

appoint

related to

4 entries

confidence permission power strength

Translations

52 translations across 18 languages.

Bulgarian

1 entries

упълномощавам verb (to give permission to)

Chinese Mandarin

3 entries

授權 /授权 verb (to give permission to)
賦予…的力量 /赋予…的力量 verb (to give confidence and/or strength to)
賦能 /赋能 verb (to give confidence and/or strength to)

Czech

1 entries

zmocnit verb (to give permission to)

Dutch

3 entries

bemoedigen verb (to give confidence and/or strength to)
machtigen verb (to give permission to)
volmacht geven verb (to give permission to)

Estonian

2 entries

väestama verb (to give confidence and/or strength to)
võimestama verb (to give confidence and/or strength to)

Finnish

2 entries

valtuuttaa verb (to give permission to)
voimaannuttaa verb (to give confidence and/or strength to)

French

2 entries

autoriser verb (to give permission to)
encapaciter verb (to give confidence and/or strength to)

Galician

4 entries

afiuzar verb (to give confidence and/or strength to)
afoutar verb (to give confidence and/or strength to)
alumiñar verb (to give confidence and/or strength to)
autorizar verb (to give permission to)

German

3 entries

befähigen verb (to give permission to)
bevollmächtigen verb (to give permission to)
ermächtigen verb (to give permission to)

Greek

3 entries

ενδυναμώνω verb (to give confidence and/or strength to)
εξουσιοδοτώ verb (to give permission to)
παρέχω verb (to give confidence and/or strength to)

Hungarian

2 entries

felhatalmaz verb (to give permission to)
megerősít verb (to give confidence and/or strength to)

Italian

4 entries

dare potere verb (to give permission to)
incoraggiare verb (to give confidence and/or strength to)
permettere verb (to give permission to)
sostenere verb (to give confidence and/or strength to)

Māori

3 entries

whakamana verb (to give permission to)
whakamana verb (to give confidence and/or strength to)
whakamanawa verb (to give confidence and/or strength to)

Norwegian

1 entries

bemyndige verb (to give permission to)

Portuguese

3 entries

dar poderes a verb (to give permission to)
empoderar verb (to give confidence and/or strength to)
permitir verb (to give permission to)

Russian

2 entries

предоставля́ть пра́во verb (to give permission to)
уполномо́чивать verb (to give permission to)

Spanish

4 entries

apoderar verb (to give permission to)
dar permiso verb (to give permission to)
empoderar verb (to give confidence and/or strength to)
facultar verb (to give confidence and/or strength to)

Swedish

4 entries

befullmäktiga verb (to give permission to)
bemyndiga verb (to give permission to)
berättiga verb (to give permission to)
stärka verb (to give confidence and/or strength to)

Sample sentences

15 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

So long as our relationship is defined by our differences, we will empower those who sow hatred rather than peace, and who promote conflict rather than the cooperation that can help all of our people achieve justice and prosperity.

Source: tatoeba (376861)

I want to empower the people.

Source: tatoeba (5735816)

Fadil started a non-profit organization to empower teen moms.

Source: tatoeba (5869064)

A man on a quest to empower the world.

Source: tatoeba (8211889)

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