| 单词 | empower |
| 释义 | empower (once / 1480 pages) v Empower means "give power or authority to." When you educate children and believe in them, you empower those kids to go after their dreams. Empower might seem like a new word, but it's been around since the 17th century. Today, empower often refers to helping someone realize their abilities and potential, perhaps for the first time. For example, in the 1960s, when women felt like second-class citizens, the women's movement empowered them to stand up and demand their equal rights. WORD FAMILYempower: empowered, empowering, empowerment, empowers USAGE EXAMPLESFirst, these policies are aimed at creating reinforcing feedback loops that will further empower progressive policymaking. Salon(Jan 01, 2017) Americans are simultaneously so empowered and so threatened? The New Yorker(Dec 31, 2016) "So this book is about in many ways empowering the social work profession." BBC(Dec 30, 2016) 1v give or delegate power or authority to Syn|Hypo|Hyper authorise, authorize entitle give the right to sanctiongive authority or permission to appoint, charge assign a duty, responsibility or obligation to 2v give qualities or abilities to Syn|Hypo|Hyper endow, endue, gift, indue, invest cover invest with a large or excessive amount of something enable render capable or able for some task |
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