empower
English
verb
Definitions
- (transitive) To give permission, power, or the legal right to do something.
- (transitive) To give someone more confidence and/or strength to do something, often by enabling them to increase their control over their own life or situation.
Etymology
Prefix from English power.
Origin
English
power
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- agripower English
- airpower English
- antipower English
- bepower English
- biopower English
- bipower English
- brainpower English
- candlepower English
- copower English
- counterpower English
- depower English
- disempower English
- disempowerment English
- empowered English
- empoweree English
- empowerer English
- empowerest English
- empowereth English
- empowerment English
- firepower English
- gunpower English
- horsepower English
- hydropower English
- hyperpower English
- manpower English
- micropower English
- mindpower English
- multipower English
- nonpower English
- outpower English
- overpower English
- personpower English
- power English
- power bottom English
- power spot English
- power-up English
- powerable English
- powerband English
- powerbank English
- powerboat English
- powerbomb English
- powerbroking English
- powerchair English
- powerful English
- powerhead English
- powerholder English
- powerholding English
- powerhouse English
- powering English
- powerish English
- powerism English
- powerist English
- powerlaw English
- powerless English
- powerlifter English
- powerlifting English
- powermonger English
- poweroid English
- powersharing English
- powershift English
- powerslam English
- powerslash English
- powersome English
- powertrain English
- powerviolence English
- powerwalk English
- powerwasher English
- repower English
- seapower English
- spacepower English
- subpower English
- superempowered English
- superpower English
- technopower English
- thermopower English
- ultrapower English
- underpower English
- unempowered English
- unpower English
- warpower English
- willpower English
- windpower English
- womanpower English
- Power German
- empowerment Italian
- empoderamento Portuguese
- empoderar Portuguese
- poder Portuguese
- パワー Japanese
- poer Middle English
- werpa Tagalog
- ပါဝါ Burmese
- pawa Tok Pisin
- power
- bipower
- bepower
- repower
- unpower
- copower
- depower
- airpower
- powerish
- subpower
- biopower
- outpower
- powerful
- powering
- nonpower
- power-up
- powerism
- powerlaw
- poweroid
- powerist
- warpower
- gunpower
- manpower
- seapower
- powerable
- empowered
- powerslam
- antipower
- powerboat
- overpower
- powerless
- powerband
- empoweree
- agripower
- powerwalk
- powerbomb
- powerbank
- mindpower
- willpower
- windpower
- powersome
- powerhead
- empowerer
- firepower
- powerchair
- empowereth
- powertrain
- hydropower
- disempower
- multipower
- powerhouse
- spacepower
- superpower
- underpower
- powershift
- micropower
- brainpower
- ultrapower
- empowerest
- power spot
- powerslash
- horsepower
- hyperpower
- womanpower
- powerwasher
- candlepower
- empowerment
- unempowered
- powerholder
- thermopower
- technopower
- powermonger
- personpower
- powerlifter
- counterpower
- powerbroking
- power bottom
- powersharing
- powerholding
- powerlifting
- powerviolence
- superempowered
- disempowerment