empower C1 Topic:Law & Government US /ɪmˈpaʊə(ɹ)/ See IPA manual Freq #34785 Meanings 1 verb To give someone the confidence, strength, or ability to control their own life and decisions. Education empowers people to improve their own lives. 2 verb To give someone the official power or legal right to do something. The new law empowers inspectors to enter any factory without warning. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to give someone the... inspire 2 verb · to give someone the... authoriseauthorizeallowpermit Word family Forms empoweredempoweringempowers Derived forms empoweredempowereeempowererempoweringempowermentmisempower Common collocations empower women Verb + noun Etymology From em- + power. Topics Law & Government Actions & Processes Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # empower **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /ɪmˈpaʊə(ɹ)/ **Frequency rank:** 34785 ## Meanings 1. To give someone the confidence, strength, or ability to control their own life and decisions. 2. To give someone the official power or legal right to do something. ## Examples - Education empowers people to improve their own lives. - The new law empowers inspectors to enter any factory without warning. ## Derived Forms - empowered - empoweree - empowerer - empowering - empowerment - misempower ## Roots and Affixes - Affix: em- - in, into ## Etymology From em- + power. ## Topics - Law & Government - Actions & Processes - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown