Dictionary Entry
empower
empower is a 7-letter English word with 4 senses as transitive verb and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: 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. Face value is 14 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
7 letters · Scrabble 14 · Words With Friends 16 · 4 senses
Definitions
- 1transitive verb
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.
- 2transitive verb
To give moral or physical power, faculties, or abilities to.
- 3verb
give or delegate power or authority to
"She authorized her assistant to sign the papers"
- 4verb
give qualities or abilities to
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