Empower

| ɪmˈpaʊə | or | ɛmˈpaʊə |

Definition

• verb [with obj. and infinitive]
  • to give sb. the authority or power to do something
    • [with obj.] make sb. stronger and more confident, especially in controlling their own life and claiming their own rights

Etymology

From em– (“to put into or on”) + power (Middle English, from Anglo-Norman French poeir, from an alteration of the Latin posse [“to be able”]).

In Other Languages

• Bahasa Indonesia: memberdayakan, menguasakan
• بهاس ملايو:
  • ممبري كواس كڤد (memberi kuasa kepada)
• Cebuano: paghatag ug gahum
• Deutsch: ermächtigen
• Español: autorizar, apoderar
• Filipino: magbigay ng kapangyarihan
• Français: habiliter, donner des pouvoirs, autoriser qn. à faire
• 한국어: 권한을 부여 (gwonhan-eul buyeo)
• Italiano: autorizzare
• ភាសាខ្មែរ: ផ្តល់សិទ្ធិអំណាចដល់ (phtal setthi amnach dl)
• Latino: talem, lego
• မြန်မာဘာသာ: လုပ်ပိုင်ခွင့် အာဏာပေးသည်
• 日本語: エンパワー
• ພາສາລາວ: ສ້າງຄວາມເຂັ້ມແຂງ (sangkhuaamkhemaekhng)
• ภาษาไทย: ให้อำนาจ (H̄ı̂ xảnāc)
• தமிழ்: அதிகாரம் (atikāram)
• Tiếng Việt: ủy quyền
• 中文: 授權 / 授权 (shòuquán), 棐 (fěi)