empower

Definition of Empower in English :

give or delegate power or authority to

Example Sentences:
'She authorized her assistant to sign the papers'

give qualities or abilities to

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Empower

verb (transitive)

1.

to give or delegate power or authority to; authorize

2.

to give ability to; enable or permit

verb transitive

1.

to give power or authority to; authorize

Congress is empowered to levy taxes

2.

to give ability to; enable; permit

tr.v. em·pow·ered, em·pow·er·ing, em·pow·ers

1. To invest with power, especially legal power or official authority. See Synonyms at authorize.

2. To equip or supply with an ability; enable: "Computers ... empower students to become intellectual explorers" (Edward B. Fiske).