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

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1. empower

   Synonyms:
   allow, authorize, command, consent to, direct, enjoin, give consent, give leave, give permission, let, license, order, permit, put up with, require, sanction, suffer, tolerate, warrant

   Antonyms:
   debar, disallow, forbid, hinder, inhibit, interdict, preclude, prevent, prohibit

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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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1. Auma Obama:

   Given that his own mission under Obama Foundation is to inspire and empower people to change the world, his attendance at this event at our ancestral home, where our father was laid to rest, is of great significance to me.

2. Ian Grillot:

   I do now have a very powerful message and if I can help empower people and spread hope and love, then why not? i am honored to be at India House that serves so many families from so many communities in the Houston area.

3. Daniel Lebensohn:

   I believe that the most significant thing a collector can do is empower the next generation, not look to control it.

4. Kevin McCarthy:

   We don’t have staff yet. We don’t have committees even populated, a lot of them talk about wanting to empower the membership more. Well, why wouldn’t they respect what the membership voted on?

5. Tyler Dees:

   The purpose of this bill was to empower parents and protect kids from social media platforms, like Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and Snapchat, we worked with stakeholders to ensure that email, text messaging, video streaming, and networking websites were not covered by the bill.