as in to disenfranchise
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Recent Examples of disempower
Engage or assist in an attempt to kill or disempower the vast majority of humanity or the human species as a whole.
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Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 23 Mar. 2026
The United States should use its economic weapons not only to disempower the junta but also to support its replacement.
—Dan Swift, Foreign Affairs, 30 Sep. 2025
In other words, real care is not supposed to disempower.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
There's a lot of talk in the AI safety world about the degree to which these systems are likely to do things like power-seeking, to be deceptive, to seek to disempower humans and escape their control.
—Billy Perrigo, Time, 27 Apr. 2025
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Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 23 Mar. 2026
The United States should use its economic weapons not only to disempower the junta but also to support its replacement.
—Dan Swift, Foreign Affairs, 30 Sep. 2025
In other words, real care is not supposed to disempower.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
There's a lot of talk in the AI safety world about the degree to which these systems are likely to do things like power-seeking, to be deceptive, to seek to disempower humans and escape their control.
—Billy Perrigo, Time, 27 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for disempower
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disempower
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Abigail Spanberger and Democrats in Richmond knowingly violated our constitution to disenfranchise millions of Virginians.—
Amy DeLaura,
The Washington Examiner,
8 May 2026
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Might that disenfranchise voters who already cast their ballots?—
Dana Taylor,
USA Today,
8 May 2026
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Authorities noted that Joyce is a felon with a criminal history that includes state convictions for drug, larceny and burglary charges, which disqualify him from having guns or ammunition.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
14 May 2026
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Ohm acknowledged that a bid to disqualify the entire Justice Department would be unlikely.—
Michael Kunzelman,
Los Angeles Times,
11 May 2026
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This will disable quick settings and block new Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connections.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
12 May 2026
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Only one goal, disabling Iran’s navy, has been achieved.—
The Week US,
TheWeek,
11 May 2026
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“Disempower.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disempower. Accessed 19 May. 2026.
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