Syn: sceptered, sceptred.
[WordNet 1.5]
2. enabled or permitted; as, the women's liberation movement empowered wives to take more control of their own lives. [PJC]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Empowered — Éditeur Dark Horse Comics Milady Grap … Wikipédia en Français
empowered — index allowed, entitled, ex officio, influential, permissible, powerful, privileged Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton … Law dictionary
Empowered — Infobox original English manga name = Empowered imagesize = caption = Cover to Empowered Vol 1 trade paperback. Art by Adam Warren. genre = Superhero = y author = Adam Warren illustrator = publisher = flagicon|United States Dark Horse Comics… … Wikipedia
Empowered — Empower Em*pow er, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Empowered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Empowering}.] 1. To give authority to; to delegate power to; to commission; to authorize (having commonly a legal force); as, the Supreme Court is empowered to try and decide… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
empowered — adjective a) Having been given the power to make choices relevant to ones situation. b) Acting with confidence … Wiktionary
empowered — Synonyms and related words: absolute, ascendant, authoritarian, authoritative, authorized, autocratic, chartered, clothed with authority, commanding, competent, consequential, considerable, controlling, dominant, duly constituted, eminent,… … Moby Thesaurus
empowered — em·pow·er || ɪm paÊŠÉ™ v. bestow authority on a person, give power; enable, allow, permit … English contemporary dictionary
empowered — adjective invested with legal power or official authority especially as symbolized by having a scepter • Syn: ↑sceptered, ↑sceptred • Similar to: ↑authorized, ↑authorised … Useful english dictionary
empowered him — gave him authority; enabled him … English contemporary dictionary
was empowered — was authorized, received certification … English contemporary dictionary
