Is **empower** formal or informal?

What's the difference between **empower** and **enable**?

How is **empower** different from **enable**?

Is **empower** a common word?

Is **empower** common in IELTS essays?

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empower

/ɪmˈpaʊə/

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verb

To give someone the confidence, authority, or means to do something and make their own choices.

The course empowered her to start a business.
We want to empower young people to lead.

Adinary Nuance

Compare empower with enable and authorize: empowerment stresses giving inner confidence and agency, while enable focuses on removing practical barriers and authorize is about official permission. Choose empower when emphasizing personal or social growth.

In other languages

Spanish: Empoderar
Japanese: 力を与える
Korean: 권한 주다
Vietnamese: Trao quyền
Chinese: 赋予权力

Etymology

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Common phrases

empower someone to doempower through educationempower communitiesempower women

Synonyms

enable authorize strengthen uplift encourage

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