Empower \Em*pow"er\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Empowered; p. pr. &
vb. n. Empowering.]
1. To give authority to; to delegate power to; to commission;
to authorize (having commonly a legal force); as, the
Supreme Court is empowered to try and decide cases, civil
or criminal; the attorney is empowered to sign an
acquittance, and discharge the debtor.
[1913 Webster]
2. To give moral or physical power, faculties, or abilities
to. "These eyes . . . empowered to gaze." --Keble.
[1913 Webster]
3. to enable or permit; to give more opportunity for
independent action.
[PJC]
Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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46 Moby Thesaurus words for "empower":
accredit, arm, assign, authorize, certificate, certify, charge,
charter, clothe, clothe with power, commission, commit, consign,
delegate, depute, deputize, detach, detail, devolute, devolve,
devolve upon, enable, endow, endue, enfranchise, entitle, entrust,
franchise, give in charge, give official sanction, give power,
invest, legalize, legitimize, license, mission, patent, post,
privilege, ratify, sanction, send out, transfer, validate, vest,
warrant
Source: Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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Empower \Em*pow"er\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Empowered; p. pr. &
vb. n. Empowering.]
1. To give authority to; to delegate power to; to commission;
to authorize (having commonly a legal force); as, the
Supreme Court is empowered to try and decide cases, civil
or criminal; the attorney is empowered to sign an
acquittance, and discharge the debtor.
2. To give moral or physical power, faculties, or abilities
to. ``These eyes . . . empowered to gaze.'' --Keble.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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