Empower — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

give or delegate power or authority to

give qualities or abilities to

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɛmpˈaʊɚɹ/

🇬🇧British English

/djuːˈɛt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/djuːˈɛt/

3 syllables Say it as /ɛmpˈaʊɚɹ/.

Examples

She authorized her assistant to sign the papers

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

gift authorise indue endue invest endow authorize

Parts of Speech

verb	give or delegate power or authority to “She authorized her assistant to sign the papers”
verb	give qualities or abilities to

Word Forms

empowerment	noun	the act of conferring legality or sanction or formal warrant
authorization	noun	the act of conferring legality or sanction or formal warrant
endowment	noun	natural abilities or qualities
gift	noun	natural abilities or qualities

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

ermächtigen

Befugnis oder Autorität erteilen oder delegieren

🇫🇷French

habiliter

donner ou déléguer un pouvoir ou une autorité à

🇪🇸Spanish

autorizar

dar o delegar poder o autoridad a

🇮🇹Italian

potenziare

dare o delegare potere o autorità a

🇳🇱Dutch

bekrachtigen

macht of autoriteit geven of delegeren

🇵🇹Portuguese

capacitar

dar ou delegar poder ou autoridade a

🇷🇺Russian

расширять возможности

давать или делегировать полномочия или полномочия

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सशक्त

शक्ति या अधिकार देना या सौंपना

🇧🇩Bengali

ক্ষমতায়ন

ক্ষমতা বা কর্তৃত্ব দিন বা অর্পণ করুন

🇮🇳Tamil

அதிகாரம்

அதிகாரம் அல்லது அதிகாரத்தை வழங்கவும் அல்லது வழங்கவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

అధికారం

అధికారం లేదా అధికారాన్ని ఇవ్వండి లేదా అప్పగించండి

🇮🇳Marathi

सक्षम करणे

अधिकार किंवा अधिकार द्या किंवा नियुक्त करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

સશક્તિકરણ

ને સત્તા અથવા સત્તા આપો અથવા સોંપો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಧಿಕಾರ

ಅಧಿಕಾರ ಅಥವಾ ಅಧಿಕಾರವನ್ನು ನೀಡಿ ಅಥವಾ ನಿಯೋಜಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ശാക്തീകരിക്കുക

അധികാരമോ അധികാരമോ നൽകുക അല്ലെങ്കിൽ നിയോഗിക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸ਼ਕਤੀ

ਨੂੰ ਸ਼ਕਤੀ ਜਾਂ ਅਧਿਕਾਰ ਦਿਓ ਜਾਂ ਸੌਂਪੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

بااختیار بنانا

کو طاقت یا اختیار دینا یا تفویض کرنا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

赋权

授予或委托权力或授权给

🇯🇵Japanese

力を与える

～に権力や権限を与える、または委任する

🇰🇷Korean

권한을 부여하다

권한이나 권한을 부여하거나 위임합니다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

trao quyền

trao hoặc ủy thác quyền lực hoặc thẩm quyền cho

🇹🇭Thai

ให้อำนาจ

ให้หรือมอบหมายอำนาจหรืออำนาจหน้าที่ให้

🇮🇩Indonesian

memberdayakan

memberi atau mendelegasikan kekuasaan atau wewenang kepada

🇵🇭Filipino

bigyan ng kapangyarihan

magbigay o magtalaga ng kapangyarihan o awtoridad sa

🇲🇾Malay

memperkasakan

memberi atau mewakilkan kuasa atau kuasa kepada

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تمكين

إعطاء أو تفويض السلطة أو السلطة ل

🇮🇷Persian

توانمند کردن

قدرت یا اختیار را به آنها تفویض یا تفویض کنید

🇹🇷Turkish

güçlendirmek

güç veya yetki vermek veya devretmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהַסמִיך

לתת או להאציל סמכות או סמכות

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