VERB | social | empower, authorise, authorize | give or delegate power or authority to |
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social | empower, endow, indue, gift, invest, endue | give qualities or abilities to |
Sounds | ihmpaw'er | |
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Rhymes | bellflower ... willpower: 32 rhymes with awer... |
Meaning | Give or delegate power or authority to. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody with something | |
Synonyms | authorise, authorize | |
Narrower | entitle | Give the right to |
sanction | Give authority or permission to | |
Broader | appoint, charge | Assign a duty, responsibility or obligation to |
Spanish | autorizar, empoderar, facultar | |
Catalan | autoritzar, facultar | |
Nouns | empowerment | the act of conferring legality or sanction or formal warrant |
Meaning | Give qualities or abilities to. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody with something | |
Synonyms | endow, indue, gift, invest, endue | |
Narrower | cover | invest with a large or excessive amount of something |
Broader | enable | Render capable or able for some task |
Spanish | dotar, invertir, investir | |
Catalan | dotar, invertir, investir |
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