Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to empower
Participle: empowered
Gerund: empowering
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | empower |
| you | empower |
| he;she;it | empowers |
| we | empower |
| you | empower |
| they | empower |
Perfect
| I | have empowered |
| you | have empowered |
| he;she;it | has empowered |
| we | have empowered |
| you | have empowered |
| they | have empowered |
Past
| I | empowered |
| you | empowered |
| he;she;it | empowered |
| we | empowered |
| you | empowered |
| they | empowered |
Pluperfect
| I | had empowered |
| you | had empowered |
| he;she;it | had empowered |
| we | had empowered |
| you | had empowered |
| they | had empowered |
Future
| I | will empower |
| you | will empower |
| he;she;it | will empower |
| we | will empower |
| you | will empower |
| they | will empower |
Future Perfect
| I | will have empowered |
| you | will have empowered |
| he;she;it | will have empowered |
| we | will have empowered |
| you | will have empowered |
| they | will have empowered |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | empower |
| you | empower |
| he;she;it | empower |
| we | empower |
| you | empower |
| they | empower |
Perfect
| I | have empowered |
| you | have empowered |
| he;she;it | have empowered |
| we | have empowered |
| you | have empowered |
| they | have empowered |
Imperfect
| I | empowered |
| you | empowered |
| he;she;it | empowered |
| we | empowered |
| you | empowered |
| they | empowered |
Pluperfect
| I | had empowered |
| you | had empowered |
| he;she;it | had empowered |
| we | had empowered |
| you | had empowered |
| they | had empowered |
Conditional
Present
| I | would empower |
| you | would empower |
| he;she;it | would empower |
| we | would empower |
| you | would empower |
| they | would empower |
Perfect
| I | would have empowered |
| you | would have empowered |
| he;she;it | would have empowered |
| we | would have empowered |
| you | would have empowered |
| they | would have empowered |
Imperative
| you | empower |
| we | Let's empower |
| you | empower |
Verbs conjugated like 'empower'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'empower'
embower,
impower,
bepower,
depower,
embowel,
empolder,
empose,
empowre,
emvowel,
endower,
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. Etymology tree
2. Proto-Indo-European *h₁én
3. Proto-Italic *en
4. Proto-Italic *en-
5. Latin in-
6. Old French en-bor.
7. Middle English en-
8. English em-
9. Proto-Indo-European *pótis
10. Proto-Italic *potis
11. Proto-Indo-European *h₁es-
12. Proto-Indo-European *h₁ésti
13. Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH-
14. Proto-Indo-European *-t
15. Proto-Indo-European *bʰúHt
16. Proto-Italic *som
17. Proto-Italic *possom
18. Latin posseder.
19. Vulgar Latin potēre
20. Old French pooir
21. Anglo-Norman poerbor.
22. Middle English power
23. English power
24. English empower
25. From em- + power.
Verbs referencing "empower"
Portuguese
empoderar, Spanish
empoderar, Chinese, Mandarin
賦能.
Sample Sentences
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Regulations have been made under the Civil Aviation Acts of 1949, 1980 and 1982 which empower Inspectors of Accidents to do these things. [1985, William H. Tench, Safety is no accident:]
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Once on site, inspectors are empowered to exercise wide-ranging legal powers - including the right to enter railway property or land adjoining it; to make written, electronic or photographic records; to seize equipment, remove or retain samples; and to be given access to records and recording equipment. [2021 December 29, Paul Stephen, “Rail's accident inspectors”, in RAIL, number 947, page 30:]
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John found that starting up his own business empowered him greatly in social situations.
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Musically, what originally attracted me to dance was its shamanist aspects, using natural magic to change people's neurological states and to psychologically empower them. [1992, Nick Logan, The Face, page 11-130:]
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This side of the training is effective in empowering employees to make better decisions on site, and helps to improve employee retention. [2021 November 17, Davie Carns, “Addressing the skills gap”, in RAIL, number 944, page 62:]