empower
Example Sentences
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The path from dictatorship to democracy is fraught, but with the illusion broken and the people empowered, freedom is finally within reach.
Jayawardhana said Caltech’s achievements are rooted in its “deceptively simple formula: empowering brilliant minds to explore important questions with imagination and courage and making bold commitments to efforts others might consider too risky or far-fetched.”
From Los Angeles Times
"With the cooking clubs, you're empowering children to have those lifelong skills," Mr Precious explained.
From BBC
Protesters are likely to feel empowered by the U.S. pledge of support.
“It’s very empowering to know how to defend yourself — you walk through the world in a different way.”
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
