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. Monique Gary:

   It's important for those with influence to direct attention to the preventable risk factors for breast cancer and educate and empower women to make lifestyle changes that we know really matter in the fight against breast cancer, for example, the new screening guidelines proposed by the American Cancer Society for women at average risk for breast cancer. I'd love to see women in the limelight speak up about that.

2. Auma Obama:

   Given that his own mission under the 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.

3. Devin Jones:

   We wanna take back our power and empower parents to take back those responsibilities over their children.

4. Ari Brown:

   I think that parents really feel like, 'Oh there's some different toolbox or some new rules for technology. I don't even know what Tumblr is so how could I monitor my child's Tumblr use?' well, that's not what it is. What it is is you always want to know who are your kids' friends, who are they hanging out with. So the same rules apply in the digital world. ... It's not any different and I think that it kind of can empower parents to really realize, 'Oh, I know how to do this. I got this. I can deal with whatever technology shows up tomorrow.'.

5. Kelly Nantel:

   Every day we empower people to find ways to improve their jobs, and when they do that we want to make those changes — quickly, that type of continuous improvement is harder to do quickly and nimbly with unions in the middle.