1
as in to enable
to give official or legal power to
the federal agency empowered to collect taxes
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2
as in to let
to make able or possible
workshops in financial management to empower workers to plan for their retirement
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Recent Examples of empower
Battery life and health are two of the most crucial system facets that IT personnel struggle with, and Intel is empowering them with granular battery-life reporting per device.
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John Burek, PC Magazine, 25 Mar. 2026
The group has been discussing ways to empower children using education, innovation and technology, including artificial intelligence.
—Darlene Superville, Fortune, 25 Mar. 2026
Your 5th House of Theatricality is blessed by today’s conjunction between the Sun and Saturn, empowering play into something that can build useful skills.
—Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 25 Mar. 2026
There has already been much discussion around strategy — which players will be empowered to challenge calls?
—The Sports Desk, NBC news, 25 Mar. 2026
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John Burek, PC Magazine, 25 Mar. 2026
The group has been discussing ways to empower children using education, innovation and technology, including artificial intelligence.
—Darlene Superville, Fortune, 25 Mar. 2026
Your 5th House of Theatricality is blessed by today’s conjunction between the Sun and Saturn, empowering play into something that can build useful skills.
—Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 25 Mar. 2026
There has already been much discussion around strategy — which players will be empowered to challenge calls?
—The Sports Desk, NBC news, 25 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for empower
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That vision of worldwide economic and cultural interdependence that enabled the proliferation of biennials in the ’90s has been steadily eroding amid the recent rise in nativism and far-right movements in the United States and Europe.—
Smooth Nzewi,
Artforum,
2 Apr. 2026
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Shackelford accused Hernandez of corruption, and her own department of enabling and covering it up, in a detailed whistleblower complaint to DeSantis’ Chief Inspector General.—
Carol Marbin Miller,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2026
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In a 3-2 loss to the Phillies, Manager Blake Butera uses a reliever for one inning before letting starter Zack Littell work five.—
Danielle Allentuck,
Washington Post,
1 Apr. 2026
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Choose honesty, and let support flow in.—
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
1 Apr. 2026
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Because the property was given special permission to build here and to date, is the only structure in Gion allowed to be above the legal limit of 39 feet.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
3 Apr. 2026
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Spencer Knight stopped 31 shots for Chicago, and Arvid Soderblom made four saves and allowed a goal while Knight dealt with an equipment issue.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
3 Apr. 2026
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“Empower.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/empower. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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