Word du Jour : empower - 2011/04/06(Wed.)

empower

[ɪmpaʊə^r]

-verb

1. If someone is empowered to do something, they have the authority or power to do it.

2. To empower someone means to give them the means to achieve something, for example to become stronger or more successful.


Example)
▶ The army is now empowered to operate on a shoot-to-kill basis.
▶ What I'm trying to do is to empower people, to give them ways to help them get well.