empower

Verb

Verb Forms: empowered, empowering, empowers

• To give power or authority to; enable.
• give or delegate power or authority to
• give qualities or abilities to
• To give permission, power, or the legal right to do something.
• To give someone more confidence and/or strength to do something, often by enabling them to increase their control over their own life or situation.

Examples

• John found that starting up his own business empowered him greatly in social situations.
• Knowing the two-letter words can EMPOWER a player to connect many disparate tiles.

Synonyms

authorise, authorize, endow, endue, gift, indue, invest, allow, inspire, let, permit

Antonyms

ban, bar, disempower, dishearten, disspirit, forbid, prohibit