EMPOWER

empower

Verb

  1. To give permission, power, or the legal right to do something.
  2. To give someone more confidence and/or strength to do something, often by enabling them to increase their control over their own life or situation.
    It's not enough to give women and minorities equal rights on paper; they need to be empowered to be able to make use of these rights.
    John found that starting up his own business empowered him greatly in social situations.


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