| empower | 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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