EMPOWERED

empowered, sceptered, sceptred

(adjective) invested with legal power or official authority especially as symbolized by having a scepter

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

empowered (comparative more empowered, superlative most empowered)

(US) Having been given the power to make choices relevant to one's situation.

(US) Acting with confidence.

Verb

empowered

simple past tense and past participle of empower

Noun

empowered (plural empowereds)

One who is empowered.

Source: Wiktionary


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.

2. To give moral or physical power, faculties, or abilities to. "These eyes . . . empowered to gaze." Keble.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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