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Synonyms for empower
ɛmˈpaʊ ərem·pow·er

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  1. empowerverb

    Synonyms:
    let, inspire, permit, allow

    Antonyms:
    ban, prohibit, dishearten, disempower, disspirit, forbid, bar

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms2.0 / 1 vote

  1. empower

    Synonyms:
    enable, commission, encourage, qualify, delegate, warrant, sanction, direct, authorize

    Antonyms:
    hinder, prevent, discourage, disable, disqualify

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  1. empower, authorise, authorizeverb

    give or delegate power or authority to

    "She authorized her assistant to sign the papers"

    Synonyms:
    invest, authorise, endue, authorize, endow, pass, indue, clear, gift

  2. endow, indue, gift, empower, invest, endueverb

    give qualities or abilities to

    Synonyms:
    vest, put, endue, induct, adorn, authorize, place, clothe, enthrone, dower, endow, invest, present, gift, give, indue, commit, authorise, seat

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  1. empowerverb

    Synonyms:
    authorize, commission, warrant, qualify, give authority to

  2. empowerverb

    Synonyms:
    enable, make able

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  1. List of paraphrases for "empower":

    empowering, empowerment, enable, authorize, authorized

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How to use empower in a sentence?

  1. Becky Pringle:

    Parents and voters agree that elected leaders should be focused on getting students the individualized support they need, keeping guns out of schools, and addressing educator shortages. But sadly, McCarthy would rather empower politicians who want to ban books and drive passionate educators out of the profession, instead of doing what is right for our students and public schools. Students, parents, and educators deserve better.

  2. Lindsey Graham:

    Time to do more than pray. Time to enact common-sense legislation in Congress to empower states to deal with those who present a danger to themselves and others -- while respecting robust due process, may not have mattered here, but Red Flag laws have proven to be effective in states that have them.

  3. Los Angeles:

    I think there is an awakening happening in women's sports whether it's abuse, discrimination or simply having basic civil rights denied, i support women athletes who are saying enough is enough. That for too long the federations have not done right by them to protect them and empower them.

  4. Emmy Adams:

    The idea is to unite and empower survivors, to stand together.

  5. Tom Joyner:

    Twenty-five years ago, there was no template for a syndicated Urban radio show and we worked hard to prove that we could successfully produce and market a national platform that would entertain, inform and empower African-American listeners.


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