Third person singular or plural of 'empower': to give someone the authority, means, or confidence to do something.
From 'em-' (to put into) + 'power' (from Latin 'potere', to be able). This creates a verb meaning to invest someone with power or authority.
The word 'empower' became absolutely everywhere in business and education from the 1980s onward—it shifted focus from top-down authority to helping people find their own capability, which is why it's so popular in modern management!
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