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Definition of Empower
1. Verb. Give or delegate power or authority to. "She authorized her assistant to sign the papers"
Specialized synonyms: Entitle, Sanction
Generic synonyms: Appoint, Charge
Derivative terms: Authorization, Empowerment
2. Verb. Give qualities or abilities to.
Generic synonyms: Enable
Specialized synonyms: Cover
Derivative terms: Endowment, Gift, Gift
Definition of Empower
1. v. t. To give authority to; to delegate power to; to commission; to authorize (having commonly a legal force); as, the Supreme Court is empowered to try and decide cases, civil or criminal; the attorney is empowered to sign an acquittance, and discharge the debtor.
Definition of Empower
1. to give legal power to [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Medical Definition of Empower
1. 1. To give authority to; to delegate power to; to commission; to authorise (having commonly a legal force); as, the Supreme Court is empowered to try and decide cases, civil or criminal; the attorney is empowered to sign an acquittance, and discharge the debtor. 2. To give moral or physical power, faculties, or abilities to. "These eyes . . . Empowered to gaze." Origin: Empowered; Empowering. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
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