empowers

verb

present tense third-person singular of empower
1
as in enables
to give official or legal power to the federal agency empowered to collect taxes

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2
as in lets
to make able or possible workshops in financial management to empower workers to plan for their retirement

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Recent Examples of empowers That stable early demand empowers companies to raise capital, build technologies, and develop capabilities that would be far too risky or expensive to pursue on speculation. — Chris Carberry, Space.com, 7 July 2026 This strategy empowers independent owner-operators to expand services, ensuring timely, comprehensive care for children. — Geri Stengel, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026 Or, the family retains voting control but empowers a world-class professional management team to run daily operations without meddling, as seen at Hyatt or McCormick & Co. — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 6 July 2026 Staying in the loop empowers you to make informed decisions regarding outdoor engagements during air quality alerts. — Southern California Weather Report, Oc Register, 4 July 2026 The law also empowers local authorities to reduce maximum speed limits from 30 miles per hour to 25 miles per hour without conducting a traffic study. — Matthew Kelly july 1, Kansas City Star, 1 July 2026 Respite care may be an option that empowers everyone involved. — R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 27 June 2026 Through its regional hubs across EMEA, North America, Latin America, Sub-India and APAC, the initiative empowers local ecosystems to close the loop in denim. — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 17 June 2026 Progressives across the country have spent years arguing that unlimited outside spending distorts democracy, empowers wealthy interests, and undermines trust in government. — Julie Won, New York Daily News, 14 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for empowers
  1. enables
  2. lets
  3. authorizes
  4. allows
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  • Connecting their Kit accounts with AI tools enables creators to engage with and access their audience data.
    — Emma Cortes Ellendt, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
  • This enables faster evaluation of new battery materials and cell designs without relying solely on prolonged physical testing.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 8 July 2026
Definition of enables
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  • This guest lets her turquoise skort take centerstage by pairing it with a heather gray tank and black flip-flops.
    — Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 4 July 2026
  • The method lets scientists detect extremely weak electric and magnetic fields that can interfere with fragile quantum states.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 July 2026
Definition of lets
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  • The legislation, which Gribbin advocated for, authorizes the warnings by classifying a shark attack as an event for which an emergency alert can be issued.
    — Kim Chandler, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
  • That gambit, however, could doom the defense bill, which authorizes key national security programs.
    — Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 30 June 2026
Definition of authorizes
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  • Henkin and his clients argue the proclamation violates the 1906 Antiquities Act, which allows presidents to protect public lands as national monuments but doesn’t grant them the authority to strip protections from existing monuments.
    — Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
  • At Wild Orchard Farmstead on South Korea’s enchanting Jeju Island, regenerative organic tea seeds are planted into the dark, pliable, nutrient-rich soil that allows its roots to grow as deep as the trees are tall.
    — Andrew Watman, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
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