Definition of empower in English:

empower

verb ɛmˈpaʊəɪmˈpaʊəəmˈpaʊ(ə)r

1with object and infinitive Give (someone) the authority or power to do something.
授权于
members are empowered to audit the accounts of limited companies
Example sentencesExamples
- The reason is that these are private schools and the Education Act does not empower the Minister of Education to control such schools.
- Local officials were empowered to impose curfews in 38 towns and cities.
- The Director of Public Prosecutions is the only person empowered to grant immunity.
- Smith was also empowered to make arrangements for a mass meeting, but action was delayed until the following month.
- Of course, that cannot begin until the board is established and empowered to act.
- There is a reason why the police are the only ones empowered to deal with moving traffic offences.
- Article 19 of that law empowered the president to name the commander in chief.
- The U.N. has never established a court empowered to do so.
- The police are empowered to investigate crime, search for evidence, arrest suspected offenders and question them.
- At present, however, conservation districts simply are not empowered to deal with drainage.
- Current legislation empowers the Financial Supervision Commission to sanction banks that use misleading advertisements.
- Thus the organization is empowered to issue punishment if it determines rules were violated.
- All uniformed Metro offices are empowered to issue traffic fines.
- New cabinet members are not legally empowered because they have not been officially appointed yet.
Synonyms
authorize, license, entitle, permit, allow, sanction, warrant, commission, delegate, certify, accredit, qualify
give someone the authority, give someone permission
enable, equip, give the power to, give the means to
informal give the go-ahead to, give the green light to, OK, give the OK to, give the thumbs up to
1. 1.1with object Make (someone) stronger and more confident, especially in controlling their life and claiming their rights.
  使更强大；增强…的信心（尤指使某人能够掌握自身命运及维护自身权利）
  movements to empower the poor
  旨在增强穷人能力和自信心的运动。
  Example sentencesExamples
  In either case, the Web does not seem to have empowered local individuals.
  He delegates well and empowers the people who work for him.
  An economically empowered community may be able thereafter to access other health services.
  I believe that a truly empowered woman would give birth without assistance.
  The licensing agreements they advocate empower consumers, instead of limiting their rights.
  Afrikaner women were newly empowered by more extensive literacy and the franchise.
  In this area, as in many, technology is empowering the little guy.
  Global health institutions can also empower individuals and groups in national and global forums.
  He has actually empowered women much more than other Zen teachers in Korea.
  Separation is not psychologically satisfying or emotionally empowering for some individuals.
  ‘The power of an organisation cannot be fully realised unless you empower people and allow them to be the best that they can be,’ he said.
  Only then can patients be fully empowered, and with that power comes self responsibility.
  Her ultimate ambition is to empower and enable people through educational achievement.
  Successful individuals know how to empower people because the higher you are in a leadership position, the less you can afford to micromanage the efforts of people.
  Think of how much more empowered young people would be if schools discussed and analyzed what marketing really accomplishes.
  Newly empowered consumers can appropriate and manipulate the brand in whatever way they want.
  And so empowering people, giving them choices, is what this is about.
  Giving more powers to the local bodies means empowering the local people.
  Television has certainly begun to show women as far more empowered citizens than they were in the 1950s.
  Second, most managers were committed to empowering the teams and allowing the teams to do their jobs with little or no interference.
  Do you think consumer laws have empowered the patients'?
  Synonyms
  emancipate, unyoke, unfetter, unshackle, unchain, set free, give freedom to
  historical enfranchise

Rhymes

bower, cower, devour, dower, embower, endower, flour, flower, gaur, Glendower, glower, hour, lour, lower, our, plougher (US plower), power, scour, shower, sour, Stour, sweet-and-sour, tower

Definition of empower in US English:

empower

verbəmˈpaʊ(ə)rəmˈpou(ə)r

1with object and infinitive Give (someone) the authority or power to do something.
授权于
nobody was empowered to sign checks on her behalf
她没有授权任何人代表她签支票。
Example sentencesExamples
- The U.N. has never established a court empowered to do so.
- Article 19 of that law empowered the president to name the commander in chief.
- Thus the organization is empowered to issue punishment if it determines rules were violated.
- The reason is that these are private schools and the Education Act does not empower the Minister of Education to control such schools.
- The Director of Public Prosecutions is the only person empowered to grant immunity.
- Local officials were empowered to impose curfews in 38 towns and cities.
- All uniformed Metro offices are empowered to issue traffic fines.
- There is a reason why the police are the only ones empowered to deal with moving traffic offences.
- At present, however, conservation districts simply are not empowered to deal with drainage.
- Smith was also empowered to make arrangements for a mass meeting, but action was delayed until the following month.
- Current legislation empowers the Financial Supervision Commission to sanction banks that use misleading advertisements.
- New cabinet members are not legally empowered because they have not been officially appointed yet.
- The police are empowered to investigate crime, search for evidence, arrest suspected offenders and question them.
- Of course, that cannot begin until the board is established and empowered to act.
Synonyms
authorize, license, entitle, permit, allow, sanction, warrant, commission, delegate, certify, accredit, qualify
1. 1.1with object Make (someone) stronger and more confident, especially in controlling their life and claiming their rights.
  使更强大；增强…的信心（尤指使某人能够掌握自身命运及维护自身权利）
  movements to empower the poor
  旨在增强穷人能力和自信心的运动。
  Example sentencesExamples
  In either case, the Web does not seem to have empowered local individuals.
  I believe that a truly empowered woman would give birth without assistance.
  ‘The power of an organisation cannot be fully realised unless you empower people and allow them to be the best that they can be,’ he said.
  Newly empowered consumers can appropriate and manipulate the brand in whatever way they want.
  And so empowering people, giving them choices, is what this is about.
  He delegates well and empowers the people who work for him.
  Do you think consumer laws have empowered the patients'?
  Giving more powers to the local bodies means empowering the local people.
  Successful individuals know how to empower people because the higher you are in a leadership position, the less you can afford to micromanage the efforts of people.
  The licensing agreements they advocate empower consumers, instead of limiting their rights.
  Only then can patients be fully empowered, and with that power comes self responsibility.
  In this area, as in many, technology is empowering the little guy.
  Think of how much more empowered young people would be if schools discussed and analyzed what marketing really accomplishes.
  Television has certainly begun to show women as far more empowered citizens than they were in the 1950s.
  Her ultimate ambition is to empower and enable people through educational achievement.
  Afrikaner women were newly empowered by more extensive literacy and the franchise.
  He has actually empowered women much more than other Zen teachers in Korea.
  An economically empowered community may be able thereafter to access other health services.
  Separation is not psychologically satisfying or emotionally empowering for some individuals.
  Second, most managers were committed to empowering the teams and allowing the teams to do their jobs with little or no interference.
  Global health institutions can also empower individuals and groups in national and global forums.
  Synonyms
  emancipate, unyoke, unfetter, unshackle, unchain, set free, give freedom to

词汇	empower
释义	Definition of empower in English: empower verb ɛmˈpaʊəɪmˈpaʊəəmˈpaʊ(ə)r 1with object and infinitive Give (someone) the authority or power to do something. 授权于 members are empowered to audit the accounts of limited companies Example sentencesExamples The reason is that these are private schools and the Education Act does not empower the Minister of Education to control such schools. Local officials were empowered to impose curfews in 38 towns and cities. The Director of Public Prosecutions is the only person empowered to grant immunity. Smith was also empowered to make arrangements for a mass meeting, but action was delayed until the following month. Of course, that cannot begin until the board is established and empowered to act. There is a reason why the police are the only ones empowered to deal with moving traffic offences. Article 19 of that law empowered the president to name the commander in chief. The U.N. has never established a court empowered to do so. The police are empowered to investigate crime, search for evidence, arrest suspected offenders and question them. At present, however, conservation districts simply are not empowered to deal with drainage. Current legislation empowers the Financial Supervision Commission to sanction banks that use misleading advertisements. Thus the organization is empowered to issue punishment if it determines rules were violated. All uniformed Metro offices are empowered to issue traffic fines. New cabinet members are not legally empowered because they have not been officially appointed yet. Synonyms authorize, license, entitle, permit, allow, sanction, warrant, commission, delegate, certify, accredit, qualify give someone the authority, give someone permission enable, equip, give the power to, give the means to informal give the go-ahead to, give the green light to, OK, give the OK to, give the thumbs up to 1.1with object Make (someone) stronger and more confident, especially in controlling their life and claiming their rights. 使更强大；增强…的信心（尤指使某人能够掌握自身命运及维护自身权利） movements to empower the poor 旨在增强穷人能力和自信心的运动。 Example sentencesExamples In either case, the Web does not seem to have empowered local individuals. He delegates well and empowers the people who work for him. An economically empowered community may be able thereafter to access other health services. I believe that a truly empowered woman would give birth without assistance. The licensing agreements they advocate empower consumers, instead of limiting their rights. Afrikaner women were newly empowered by more extensive literacy and the franchise. In this area, as in many, technology is empowering the little guy. Global health institutions can also empower individuals and groups in national and global forums. He has actually empowered women much more than other Zen teachers in Korea. Separation is not psychologically satisfying or emotionally empowering for some individuals. ‘The power of an organisation cannot be fully realised unless you empower people and allow them to be the best that they can be,’ he said. Only then can patients be fully empowered, and with that power comes self responsibility. Her ultimate ambition is to empower and enable people through educational achievement. Successful individuals know how to empower people because the higher you are in a leadership position, the less you can afford to micromanage the efforts of people. Think of how much more empowered young people would be if schools discussed and analyzed what marketing really accomplishes. Newly empowered consumers can appropriate and manipulate the brand in whatever way they want. And so empowering people, giving them choices, is what this is about. Giving more powers to the local bodies means empowering the local people. Television has certainly begun to show women as far more empowered citizens than they were in the 1950s. Second, most managers were committed to empowering the teams and allowing the teams to do their jobs with little or no interference. Do you think consumer laws have empowered the patients'? Synonyms emancipate, unyoke, unfetter, unshackle, unchain, set free, give freedom to historical enfranchise Rhymes bower, cower, devour, dower, embower, endower, flour, flower, gaur, Glendower, glower, hour, lour, lower, our, plougher (US plower), power, scour, shower, sour, Stour, sweet-and-sour, tower Definition of empower in US English: empower verbəmˈpaʊ(ə)rəmˈpou(ə)r 1with object and infinitive Give (someone) the authority or power to do something. 授权于 nobody was empowered to sign checks on her behalf 她没有授权任何人代表她签支票。 Example sentencesExamples The U.N. has never established a court empowered to do so. Article 19 of that law empowered the president to name the commander in chief. Thus the organization is empowered to issue punishment if it determines rules were violated. The reason is that these are private schools and the Education Act does not empower the Minister of Education to control such schools. The Director of Public Prosecutions is the only person empowered to grant immunity. Local officials were empowered to impose curfews in 38 towns and cities. All uniformed Metro offices are empowered to issue traffic fines. There is a reason why the police are the only ones empowered to deal with moving traffic offences. At present, however, conservation districts simply are not empowered to deal with drainage. Smith was also empowered to make arrangements for a mass meeting, but action was delayed until the following month. Current legislation empowers the Financial Supervision Commission to sanction banks that use misleading advertisements. New cabinet members are not legally empowered because they have not been officially appointed yet. The police are empowered to investigate crime, search for evidence, arrest suspected offenders and question them. Of course, that cannot begin until the board is established and empowered to act. Synonyms authorize, license, entitle, permit, allow, sanction, warrant, commission, delegate, certify, accredit, qualify 1.1with object Make (someone) stronger and more confident, especially in controlling their life and claiming their rights. 使更强大；增强…的信心（尤指使某人能够掌握自身命运及维护自身权利） movements to empower the poor 旨在增强穷人能力和自信心的运动。 Example sentencesExamples In either case, the Web does not seem to have empowered local individuals. I believe that a truly empowered woman would give birth without assistance. ‘The power of an organisation cannot be fully realised unless you empower people and allow them to be the best that they can be,’ he said. Newly empowered consumers can appropriate and manipulate the brand in whatever way they want. And so empowering people, giving them choices, is what this is about. He delegates well and empowers the people who work for him. Do you think consumer laws have empowered the patients'? Giving more powers to the local bodies means empowering the local people. Successful individuals know how to empower people because the higher you are in a leadership position, the less you can afford to micromanage the efforts of people. The licensing agreements they advocate empower consumers, instead of limiting their rights. Only then can patients be fully empowered, and with that power comes self responsibility. In this area, as in many, technology is empowering the little guy. Think of how much more empowered young people would be if schools discussed and analyzed what marketing really accomplishes. Television has certainly begun to show women as far more empowered citizens than they were in the 1950s. Her ultimate ambition is to empower and enable people through educational achievement. Afrikaner women were newly empowered by more extensive literacy and the franchise. He has actually empowered women much more than other Zen teachers in Korea. An economically empowered community may be able thereafter to access other health services. Separation is not psychologically satisfying or emotionally empowering for some individuals. Second, most managers were committed to empowering the teams and allowing the teams to do their jobs with little or no interference. Global health institutions can also empower individuals and groups in national and global forums. Synonyms emancipate, unyoke, unfetter, unshackle, unchain, set free, give freedom to
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