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Definition: EMPOWERING

Part of Speech Definition
Verb 1. To permit, authorize, allow, license or authorise. [Eve - graph theoretic]
2. To accredit.[Eve - graph theoretic]
3. Present participle conjugation of the verb empower.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Verb Base
(empower)		 1. Give or delegate power or authority to.[Wordnet].
2. Give qualities or abilities to.[Wordnet].
3. 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.[Websters].
4. To give moral or physical power, faculties, or abilities to.[Websters].
5. Base verb from the following inflections: empowering, empowered, empowers, empowerer, empowerers, empoweringly and empoweredly.[Eve - graph theoretic]

Sources: compiled from various sources, (under license) copyright 2008.

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Date "Empowering" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1668. (references)

Specialty Definition: EMPOWERING

Domain Definition
Noah Webster [Verb] Authorizing; giving power.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary.
Wiktionary [Verb] Present participle of empower. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Topics by Level of Interest: EMPOWERING

Topics sorted by level of Interest Level (1=low, 600=high)     Topics sorted Alphabetically Level (1=low, 600=high)
Literacy is Empowering Project 6     Literacy is Empowering Project 6

Source: the editor, created by/for EVE to gauge likely levels of human interest in linguistically triggered topics (compiled across various sources, such as Wikipedia and specialty expression glosses).

Synonyms: empowering
Position Synonyms (sorted by strength)

Verb

 delegating, authorizing, empower, entitle, authorize, constituting, enabling, entitling, investing, permitting, sanctioning, accredit, adorning, allow, appoint, approve, authorise, committing, designate, enable, endowing, enthroning, gifting, inducting, justify, legalize, placing, presenting, qualify.
Consider also: allowing, approving, deputing, authorising, granting, vesting, warranting, covering, employing, strengthening, enfranchising, passing, providing, acknowledge, adopt, affirm, assign, assume, attach, bestow, certify, characterizing, chartering, confirm, endorse, engage, invest, ratify, send, sustain, validate, verify, admit, agree.

Adjective

 accrediting, commissioning.
Consider also: licensing, qualifying, energizing.

Noun

 appointment, empowerment, authority, grant, seating.
Consider also: privileging, authorization, commission, delegation, award, gift, boon, concession, donation, endowment, allowance, ascendancy, assignment, command, sanction, subsidy, benefaction, contribution, charter, dominance, domination, rule.

Other

 dowering, enduing, induing, authorizer, capacitate.

Expression

 to authorize.
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Computed Synonyms: empowering

 Rank

 Intensity 

 Word

 Synonyms

 Synonyms of synonym

 1   28.3092   empowering     permitting     licencing, tolerating, passing, according, conceding   
 2   17.3093   empowering     tolerating     permitting, sustaining, authorizing, boring, borning   
 3   17.3092   empowering     warranting     warrantying, proxying, suretying, powering, certificating   
 4   15.3092   empowering     authorizing     admitting, tolerating, acceding, allotting, acknowledging   
 5   10.3091   empowering     capacitating     preparing, entitling, commissioning, permitting, accrediting   
 6   10.0796   empowering     empower     authorize, enable, entitle, accredit, commission   
 7   9.3093   empowering     affording     rendering, presenting, delivering, adducing, imparting   
 8   9.3092   empowering     licencing     permitting, granting, consenting, franchising, allowancing   
 9   8.5094   empowering     suffering     enduring, tolerating, sustaining, pain, suffer   
 10   8.3193   empowering     entrusting     consigning, delivering, commending, passing, bestowing   
 11   6.8097   empowering     powering     strengthing, mighting, vigouring, vigoring, leveraging   
 12   6.3093   empowering     agreeing     admitting, acknowledging, settling, receiving, harmonizing   
 13   6.3093   empowering     according     concording, accord, allowing, pacting, accorded   
 14   6.3092   empowering     confirming     securing, determining, attaching, lashing, connecting   
 15   6.0091   empowering     accredit     believe, deem, authorize, ascribe, impute   
--------------------     238 synonyms ranked from 16 to 253 abridged     --------------------

Source: calculated by Eve using graph theory. "Intensity" is a score indicating the number of overlapping cliques where the word pair is found (an integer before the decimal); the first digit after the decimal is the number of overlapping terminal characters up to 9; the second characters is number of leading common characters up to 9; the last two digits measure the Levenshtein distance subtracted from 100. Top

Computed Synonyms via Expressions: empowering

 Rank

 Intensity 

 Word

 Synonyms

 Synonyms of synonym

 1   4.0089   empowering     to authorize     authorize, empower, to empower   
 2   3.0793   empowering     to empower     empower, authorize, to authorize   
 3   3.0087   empowering     give permission     authorize, license, allow   
 4   1.0090   empowering     to starch     starch, broth, serum   
 5   1.0090   empowering     to boost     boost, foster, to encourage   
 6   1.0089   empowering     gain strength     gather strength, recuperate, strengthen   
 7   1.0089   empowering     sign off     close, fence off, concluding observations   
 8   1.0089   empowering     to intensify     intensify, to escalate, escalate   
Source: calculated by Eve using graph theory. "Intensity" is a score indicating the number of overlapping cliques where the word pair is found (an integer before the decimal); the first digit after the decimal is the number of overlapping terminal characters up to 9; the second characters is number of leading common characters up to 9; the last two digits measure the Levenshtein distance subtracted from 100. Top

Computed Expressions: empowering

 Rank

 Intensity 

 Expression

 Synonyms

 Synonyms of synonym

 1   1.7793   empowering statute     enabling statute     enabling act   
 2   1.3188   empowering statute     enabling act     enabling statute, escapement   
 3   1.3185   empowering statute     enabling legislation     enabling statute, delegated legislation   
Source: calculated by Eve using graph theory. "Intensity" is a score indicating the number of overlapping cliques where the word pair is found (an integer before the decimal); the first digit after the decimal is the number of overlapping terminal characters up to 9; the second characters is number of leading common characters up to 9; the last two digits measure the Levenshtein distance subtracted from 100. Top
Antonyms: empowering
Position Antonyms (sorted by strength)

Verb

 disallowing.

Preposition

 excluding.
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Translations: EMPOWERING

Language Translations (or nearest inflections or synonyms, in parentheses)
Al Arabiya مَكَّنَ مِنْ (empower, empowered, empowering, empowers), وَكَّلَ (authorize, empower, authorized, authorizes, authorizing), فَوَّضَ (accredit, commission, delegate, deputize, empower), خَوَّلَ (authorize, vest, accredit, accredited, accrediting), جَوَّزَ (accredit, accredited, accrediting, accredits, admit), حَكَّمَ (empower, empowered, empowering, empowers), تَمكين القُوَى العاملة (empowering labour), تمكين القوى العاملة (empowering labor). Additional references: Al Arabiya, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, empowering. (volunteer & more translations)
Al Fus-Ha مَكَّنَ مِنْ (empower, empowered, empowering, empowers), وَكَّلَ (authorize, empower, authorized, authorizes, authorizing), فَوَّضَ (accredit, commission, delegate, deputize, empower), خَوَّلَ (authorize, vest, accredit, accredited, accrediting), جَوَّزَ (accredit, accredited, accrediting, accredits, admit), حَكَّمَ (empower, empowered, empowering, empowers), تَمكين القُوَى العاملة (empowering labour), تمكين القوى العاملة (empowering labor). Additional references: Al Fus-Ha, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, empowering. (volunteer & more translations)
Arabic مَكَّنَ مِنْ (empower, empowered, empowering, empowers), وَكَّلَ (authorize, empower, authorized, authorizes, authorizing), فَوَّضَ (accredit, commission, delegate, deputize, empower), خَوَّلَ (authorize, vest, accredit, accredited, accrediting), جَوَّزَ (accredit, accredited, accrediting, accredits, admit), حَكَّمَ (empower, empowered, empowering, empowers), تَمكين القُوَى العاملة (empowering labour), تمكين القوى العاملة (empowering labor). Additional references: Arabic, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, empowering. (volunteer & more translations)
Brazilian Portuguese delegando (assigning, authorizing, committing, deputing, empowering), autorizando (authorizing, empowering), empowering (empowering), autorizar (to authorize, authorize, to empower, allow, empower). Additional references: Brazilian Portuguese, Portugal, Angola, empowering. (volunteer & more translations)
Chinese Simplified 授权 (to authorize, authorize, empower, entitle, accredit). Additional references: Chinese Simplified, China, Brunei, empowering. (volunteer & more translations)
Deutsch befähigend (empowering, featuring, qualifying, enabling, quantifying), stärken (starch, Fortes, invigorate, strengthen, fortify), bevollmächtigend (authorizing, empowering), das Kraftpaket für Finanzdienstleister (empowering financial institutions globally), stärkende Faktoren (empowering beliefs). Additional references: Deutsch, Germany, Austria, empowering. (volunteer & more translations)
Français habilitant (enabling, empowering, authorize, enable, habilitating), autorisant (authorizing, empowering, entitling, licensor, licensing), commissionnant (commissioning, empowering), loi d'habilitation (enabling statute, empowering statute, enabling act, enabling legislation). Additional references: Français, France, Algeria, empowering. (volunteer & more translations)
French habilitant (enabling, empowering, authorize, enable, habilitating), autorisant (authorizing, empowering, entitling, licensor, licensing), commissionnant (commissioning, empowering), loi d'habilitation (enabling statute, empowering statute, enabling act, enabling legislation). Additional references: French, France, Algeria, empowering. (volunteer & more translations)
German befähigend (empowering, featuring, qualifying, enabling, quantifying), stärken (starch, Fortes, invigorate, strengthen, fortify), bevollmächtigend (authorizing, empowering), das Kraftpaket für Finanzdienstleister (empowering financial institutions globally), stärkende Faktoren (empowering beliefs). Additional references: German, Germany, Austria, empowering. (volunteer & more translations)
High Arabic مَكَّنَ مِنْ (empower, empowered, empowering, empowers), وَكَّلَ (authorize, empower, authorized, authorizes, authorizing), فَوَّضَ (accredit, commission, delegate, deputize, empower), خَوَّلَ (authorize, vest, accredit, accredited, accrediting), جَوَّزَ (accredit, accredited, accrediting, accredits, admit), حَكَّمَ (empower, empowered, empowering, empowers), تَمكين القُوَى العاملة (empowering labour), تمكين القوى العاملة (empowering labor). Additional references: High Arabic, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, empowering. (volunteer & more translations)
High German befähigend (empowering, featuring, qualifying, enabling, quantifying), stärken (starch, Fortes, invigorate, strengthen, fortify), bevollmächtigend (authorizing, empowering), das Kraftpaket für Finanzdienstleister (empowering financial institutions globally), stärkende Faktoren (empowering beliefs). Additional references: High German, Germany, Austria, empowering. (volunteer & more translations)
Hochdeutsch befähigend (empowering, featuring, qualifying, enabling, quantifying), stärken (starch, Fortes, invigorate, strengthen, fortify), bevollmächtigend (authorizing, empowering), das Kraftpaket für Finanzdienstleister (empowering financial institutions globally), stärkende Faktoren (empowering beliefs). Additional references: Hochdeutsch, Germany, Austria, empowering. (volunteer & more translations)
Italian autorizzando (authorizing, empowering). Additional references: Italian, Italy, Croatia, empowering. (volunteer & more translations)
Portuguese autorizando (authorizing, empowering), delegando (assigning, authorizing, committing, deputing, empowering), empowering (empowering), autorizar (authorize, to authorize, empower, license, to empower). Additional references: Portuguese, Portugal, Angola, empowering. (volunteer & more translations)
Ruotsi Akte tot wijziging van het Protocol betreffende de statuten van de Europese Investeringsbank waarbij de Raad van Gouverneurs de bevoegdheid wordt verleend tot de oprichting van een Europees Investeringsfonds (act amending the protocol on the statute of the European investment bank empowering the board of governors to establish a European investment fund), Atto che modifica il protocollo sullo statuto della Banca europea per gli investimenti per conferire al consiglio dei governatori il potere d'istituire un Fondo europeo per gli investimenti (act amending the protocol on the statute of the European investment bank empowering the board of governors to establish a European investment fund), Acta por la que se modifica el Protocolo sobre los Estatutos del Banco Europeo de Inversiones y se faculta al Consejo de Gobernadores para crear un Fondo Europeo de Inversiones (act amending the protocol on the statute of the European investment bank empowering the board of governors to establish a European investment fund). Additional references: Ruotsi, Sweden, Finland, empowering. (volunteer & more translations)
Spanish facultando (empowering), autorizando (authorizing, empowering, entitling), comisionando (appointing, assigning, empowering, instructing), apoderándose (authorizing, empowering, seizing), autorizar (authorize, empower, entitle, license, to authorize), si es un slogan (empowering), Potenciando (empowering), Fortaleciendo (strengthening, empowering), Enfatizando (emphasizing, empowering), Empoderar (empowering, empowerment). Additional references: Spanish, Spain, Mexico, empowering. (volunteer & more translations)
Svenska Akte tot wijziging van het Protocol betreffende de statuten van de Europese Investeringsbank waarbij de Raad van Gouverneurs de bevoegdheid wordt verleend tot de oprichting van een Europees Investeringsfonds (act amending the protocol on the statute of the European investment bank empowering the board of governors to establish a European investment fund), Atto che modifica il protocollo sullo statuto della Banca europea per gli investimenti per conferire al consiglio dei governatori il potere d'istituire un Fondo europeo per gli investimenti (act amending the protocol on the statute of the European investment bank empowering the board of governors to establish a European investment fund), Acta por la que se modifica el Protocolo sobre los Estatutos del Banco Europeo de Inversiones y se faculta al Consejo de Gobernadores para crear un Fondo Europeo de Inversiones (act amending the protocol on the statute of the European investment bank empowering the board of governors to establish a European investment fund). Additional references: Svenska, Sweden, Finland, empowering. (volunteer & more translations)
Swedish Akte tot wijziging van het Protocol betreffende de statuten van de Europese Investeringsbank waarbij de Raad van Gouverneurs de bevoegdheid wordt verleend tot de oprichting van een Europees Investeringsfonds (act amending the protocol on the statute of the European investment bank empowering the board of governors to establish a European investment fund), Atto che modifica il protocollo sullo statuto della Banca europea per gli investimenti per conferire al consiglio dei governatori il potere d'istituire un Fondo europeo per gli investimenti (act amending the protocol on the statute of the European investment bank empowering the board of governors to establish a European investment fund), Acta por la que se modifica el Protocolo sobre los Estatutos del Banco Europeo de Inversiones y se faculta al Consejo de Gobernadores para crear un Fondo Europeo de Inversiones (act amending the protocol on the statute of the European investment bank empowering the board of governors to establish a European investment fund). Additional references: Swedish, Sweden, Finland, empowering. (volunteer & more translations)
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Constructed Language Translations: EMPOWERING

Language Translations for “empowering” or closest synonym(s); back translations in parentheses.
Pig Latin empoweringway (empowering). Additional references: Pig Latin, empowering. (volunteer)
Terran B autorizand (empowering). Additional references: Terran B, empowering. (volunteer)
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