empower
(verb)
verb
1. give or delegate power or authority to
Similar word(s): authorise, authorize
Definition categories: social, appoint, charge
2. give qualities or abilities to
Similar word(s): endow, endue, gift, indue, invest
Definition categories: social, enable
Sentences with empower as a verb:
- John found that starting up his own business empowered him greatly in social situations.