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to give official or legal power to
- the federal agency empowered to collect taxes
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to make able or possible
- workshops in financial management to empower workers to plan for their retirement
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“Empower.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/empower. Accessed 10 Aug. 2022.
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The first known use of empower was in 1648
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