empower
pronunciation
How to pronounce empower in British English:
UK [ɪmˈpaʊə(r)]
How to pronounce empower in American English:
US [ɪmˈpaʊər]
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- Verb:
- give or delegate power or authority to
- give qualities or abilities to
Word Origin
- empower (v.)
- 1650s, also impower, from assimilated form of en- (1) + power (n.). Used by Milton, Beaumont, Pope, Jefferson, Macaulay, but the modern popularity dates from 1986. Related: Empowered; empowering.
Example
- 1. You can empower youth through game design .
- 2. Empower : empowering employees doesn 't mean that you stop managing .
- 3. The guidelines also address ways to support and empower parents and youth .
- 4. The idea is to remove barriers and to empower employees to act quickly .
- 5. Making everyone feel like a partner in the business is one way managers empower their people .