as in to disenfranchise
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of disempower
Simone Browne has described its racial and racist dimensions, and Karen Levy and others have examined how digital monitoring can discipline and disempower workers.
—
Ben Tarnoff, The New Yorker, 5 Oct. 2024
Alongside selectively prioritizing people in your life, equally important is steering clear of people who consistently disempower, disrespect, or discredit you.
—Joseph Liu, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
Simone Browne has described its racial and racist dimensions, and Karen Levy and others have examined how digital monitoring can discipline and disempower workers.
—Ben Tarnoff, The New Yorker, 5 Oct. 2024
The term has been popularized by an influential faction within the AI field who are concerned that trying to build machines as smart as humans might disempower or destroy humanity.
—Cat Zakrzewski, Washington Post, 12 July 2024
See All Example Sentences for disempower
Ben Tarnoff, The New Yorker, 5 Oct. 2024
Alongside selectively prioritizing people in your life, equally important is steering clear of people who consistently disempower, disrespect, or discredit you.
—Joseph Liu, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
Simone Browne has described its racial and racist dimensions, and Karen Levy and others have examined how digital monitoring can discipline and disempower workers.
—Ben Tarnoff, The New Yorker, 5 Oct. 2024
The term has been popularized by an influential faction within the AI field who are concerned that trying to build machines as smart as humans might disempower or destroy humanity.
—Cat Zakrzewski, Washington Post, 12 July 2024
See All Example Sentences for disempower
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disempower
Verb
-
The fact is that New York City is an outlier in disenfranchising independent voters.—
Dr. Jessie Fields,
New York Daily News,
1 June 2025
-
The new map disenfranchises 19% of Black adults and 12% of Latino adults in Tarrant County, while disenfranchising 5% of white adults, the lawsuit alleges.—
Cody Copeland,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 June 2025
Verb
-
Rather than disqualifying Harvard students from receiving visas, as other federal agencies have attempted to do, the presidential order marked the first time Trump has stepped in directly, using his executive powers to limit Harvard.—
Elissa Nadworny,
NPR,
16 June 2025
-
After Bolivia’s electoral tribunal disqualified former President Evo Morales, a leftist political titan who still wields influence in the country’s tropical heartland, from running in the August presidential election, his loyalists took to the streets this month to vent their outrage.—
Paola Flores,
Los Angeles Times,
16 June 2025
Verb
-
Still, a server ban disables a wide range of Switch 2 features, including online play, GameChat, cloud saves, access to Switch Online classic titles, and the ability to download game and system updates.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
17 June 2025
-
Eliminating support for the U.S. Geological Survey’s work on Chesapeake Bay restoration would effectively disable all water quality monitoring throughout the bay region.—
Kristin Reilly,
Baltimore Sun,
17 June 2025
Cite this Entry
“Disempower.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disempower. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share