empower

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

em·power [empower empowers empowered empowering] BrE [ɪmˈpaʊə(r)] NAmE [ɪmˈpaʊər] verb often passive
1. ~ sb (to do sth) (formal)to give sb the power or authority to do sth
Syn: ↑authorize
•The courts were empowered to impose the death sentence for certain crimes.
2. ~ sb (to do sth) to give sb more control over their own life or the situation they are in
•The movement actively empowered women and gave them confidence in themselves.
Derived Word: ↑empowerment
Verb forms:

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  endow, indue, gift, invest, endue, authorise, authorize