'Empowered' definitions:
Definition of 'empowered'
From: WordNet
Definition of 'Empowered'
From: GCIDE
- 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 cases, civil or criminal; the attorney is empowered to sign an acquittance, and discharge the debtor. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To give moral or physical power, faculties, or abilities to. "These eyes . . . empowered to gaze." --Keble. [1913 Webster]
- 3. to enable or permit; to give more opportunity for independent action. [PJC]
Definition of 'empowered'
From: GCIDE
- empowered \empowered\ adj.
- 1. invested with legal power or official authority especially as symbolized by having a scepter.
- 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]
Synonyms of 'empowered'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- absolute,
- ascendant,
- authoritarian,
- authoritative,
- authorized,
- autocratic,
- chartered,
- clothed with authority,
- commanding,
- competent,
- consequential,
- considerable,
- controlling,
- dominant,
- duly constituted,
- eminent,
- enfranchised,
- entitled,
- ex officio,
- franchised,
- governing,
- great,
- hegemonic,
- hegemonistic,
- imperative,
- important,
- influential,
- leading,
- licensed,
- mighty,
- momentous,
- monocratic,
- official,
- patented,
- potent,
- powerful,
- preeminent,
- prestigious,
- privileged,
- prominent,
- puissant,
- ranking,
- ruling,
- sanctioned,
- senior,
- substantial,
- superior,
- supreme,
- totalitarian,
- warranted,
- weighty