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Verb [English]

IPA: /ɪmˈpaʊə(ɹ)/, /ɛmˈpaʊə(ɹ)/ Audio: en-us-empower.ogg Forms: empowers [present, singular, third-person], empowering [participle, present], empowered [participle, past], empowered [past]
Rhymes: -aʊə(ɹ) Etymology: From em- + power. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|en|power|alt1=em}} em- + power Head templates: {{en-verb}} empower (third-person singular simple present empowers, present participle empowering, simple past and past participle empowered)
  1. (transitive) To give permission, power, or the legal right to do something. Tags: transitive Synonyms (give permission to): allow, let, permit Translations (to give permission to): упълномощавам (upǎlnomoštavam) (Bulgarian), 授權 (Chinese Mandarin), 授权 (shòuquán) (Chinese Mandarin), zmocnit (Czech), volmacht geven (Dutch), machtigen (Dutch), valtuuttaa (Finnish), autoriser (French), autorizar (Galician), facultar (Galician), gornecer (Galician), bevollmächtigen (German), ermächtigen (english: to zu) (German), befähigen (english: to zu) (German), εξουσιοδοτώ (exousiodotó) (Greek), felhatalmaz (Hungarian), dare potere (Italian), permettere (Italian), whakamana (Maori), bemyndige (Norwegian), dar poderes a (Portuguese), permitir (Portuguese), уполномо́чивать (upolnomóčivatʹ) (Russian), предоставля́ть пра́во (predostavljátʹ právo) (Russian), apoderar (Spanish), dar permiso (Spanish), bemyndiga (Swedish), befullmäktiga (Swedish), tillåta (Swedish), berättiga (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-empower-en-verb-6nZAQ2dQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with en-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Estonian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Norwegian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 69 31 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with en-: 58 42 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 75 25 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 78 22 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 85 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 83 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 82 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 79 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Estonian translations: 81 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 80 20 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 80 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 80 20 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 82 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 79 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 81 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 84 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 77 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 80 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian translations: 80 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 79 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 84 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 86 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 81 19 Disambiguation of 'give permission to': 87 13 Disambiguation of 'to give permission to': 83 17
  2. (transitive) To give someone more confidence and/or strength to do something, often by enabling them to increase their control over their own life or situation. Tags: transitive Synonyms (give confidence to): inspire Translations (to give confidence and/or strength to): 賦予…的力量 (Chinese Mandarin), 赋予…的力量 (fùyǔ…de lìliàng) (Chinese Mandarin), 賦能 (Chinese Mandarin), 赋能 (fùnéng) (Chinese Mandarin), bemoedigen (Dutch), väestama (Estonian), võimestama (Estonian), voimaannuttaa (Finnish), encapaciter (French), afoutar (Galician), afiuzar (Galician), alumiñar (Galician), gracir (Galician), παρέχω (parécho) (Greek), megerősít (Hungarian), incoraggiare (Italian), sostenere (Italian), whakamana (Maori), whakamanawa (Maori), empoderar (Portuguese), inspirar a (Spanish), facultar (Spanish), empoderar (Spanish), stärka (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-empower-en-verb-iXced7AG Disambiguation of 'give confidence to': 27 73 Disambiguation of 'to give confidence and/or strength to': 21 79
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: empowre [archaic], impower [archaic], impowre [obsolete] Derived forms: empowered, empoweree, empowerer, empowering, empowerment, misempower

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "text": "Regulations have been made under the Civil Aviation Acts of 1949, 1980 and 1982 which empower Inspectors of Accidents to do these things.",
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          "ref": "2021 December 29, Paul Stephen, “Rail's accident inspectors”, in RAIL, number 947, page 30:",
          "text": "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.",
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          "sense": "to give permission to",
          "word": "授權"
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          "word": "volmacht geven"
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          "sense": "to give permission to",
          "word": "autoriser"
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          "_dis1": "83 17",
          "code": "gl",
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          "sense": "to give permission to",
          "word": "autorizar"
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          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "to give permission to",
          "word": "gornecer"
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          "word": "bevollmächtigen"
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          "english": "to zu",
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          "sense": "to give permission to",
          "word": "ermächtigen"
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          "word": "befähigen"
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          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "exousiodotó",
          "sense": "to give permission to",
          "word": "εξουσιοδοτώ"
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          "_dis1": "83 17",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to give permission to",
          "word": "felhatalmaz"
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          "_dis1": "83 17",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to give permission to",
          "word": "dare potere"
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          "_dis1": "83 17",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to give permission to",
          "word": "permettere"
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          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to give permission to",
          "word": "whakamana"
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          "word": "bemyndige"
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          "_dis1": "83 17",
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          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "to give permission to",
          "word": "dar poderes a"
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          "sense": "to give permission to",
          "word": "permitir"
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          "roman": "upolnomóčivatʹ",
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          "word": "уполномо́чивать"
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          "_dis1": "83 17",
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          "roman": "predostavljátʹ právo",
          "sense": "to give permission to",
          "word": "предоставля́ть пра́во"
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          "sense": "to give permission to",
          "word": "apoderar"
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          "sense": "to give permission to",
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          "word": "befullmäktiga"
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          "text": "John found that starting up his own business empowered him greatly in social situations.",
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          "ref": "1992, Nick Logan, The Face, page 11-130:",
          "text": "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.",
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          "ref": "2021 November 17, Davie Carns, “Addressing the skills gap”, in RAIL, number 944, page 62:",
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          "word": "賦予…的力量"
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          "word": "赋予…的力量"
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          "sense": "to give confidence and/or strength to",
          "word": "赋能"
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          "word": "väestama"
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          "word": "encapaciter"
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          "sense": "to give confidence and/or strength to",
          "word": "alumiñar"
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          "sense": "to give confidence and/or strength to",
          "word": "gracir"
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          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "parécho",
          "sense": "to give confidence and/or strength to",
          "word": "παρέχω"
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          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to give confidence and/or strength to",
          "word": "megerősít"
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          "sense": "to give confidence and/or strength to",
          "word": "incoraggiare"
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          "_dis1": "21 79",
          "code": "it",
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          "sense": "to give confidence and/or strength to",
          "word": "sostenere"
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          "sense": "to give confidence and/or strength to",
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    "Terms with Czech translations",
    "Terms with Dutch translations",
    "Terms with Estonian translations",
    "Terms with Finnish translations",
    "Terms with French translations",
    "Terms with Galician translations",
    "Terms with German translations",
    "Terms with Greek translations",
    "Terms with Hungarian translations",
    "Terms with Italian translations",
    "Terms with Mandarin translations",
    "Terms with Maori translations",
    "Terms with Norwegian translations",
    "Terms with Portuguese translations",
    "Terms with Russian translations",
    "Terms with Spanish translations",
    "Terms with Swedish translations"
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    {
      "word": "empowered"
    },
    {
      "word": "empoweree"
    },
    {
      "word": "empowerer"
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    {
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          "ref": "1985, William H. Tench, Safety is no accident:",
          "text": "Regulations have been made under the Civil Aviation Acts of 1949, 1980 and 1982 which empower Inspectors of Accidents to do these things.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2021 December 29, Paul Stephen, “Rail's accident inspectors”, in RAIL, number 947, page 30:",
          "text": "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.",
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        }
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          "power"
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        "(transitive) To give permission, power, or the legal right to do something."
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        {
          "text": "John found that starting up his own business empowered him greatly in social situations.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1992, Nick Logan, The Face, page 11-130:",
          "text": "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.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2021 November 17, Davie Carns, “Addressing the skills gap”, in RAIL, number 944, page 62:",
          "text": "This side of the training is effective in empowering employees to make better decisions on site, and helps to improve employee retention.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
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        "To give someone more confidence and/or strength to do something, often by enabling them to increase their control over their own life or situation."
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          "confidence"
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          "strength"
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        "(transitive) To give someone more confidence and/or strength to do something, often by enabling them to increase their control over their own life or situation."
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      "ipa": "/ɪmˈpaʊə(ɹ)/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɛmˈpaʊə(ɹ)/"
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    {
      "sense": "give permission to",
      "word": "allow"
    },
    {
      "sense": "give permission to",
      "word": "let"
    },
    {
      "sense": "give permission to",
      "word": "permit"
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    {
      "sense": "give confidence to",
      "word": "inspire"
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      "word": "empowre"
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    {
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "impower"
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    {
      "tags": [
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    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "upǎlnomoštavam",
      "sense": "to give permission to",
      "word": "упълномощавам"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "to give permission to",
      "word": "授權"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "shòuquán",
      "sense": "to give permission to",
      "word": "授权"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to give permission to",
      "word": "zmocnit"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to give permission to",
      "word": "volmacht geven"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to give permission to",
      "word": "machtigen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to give permission to",
      "word": "valtuuttaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to give permission to",
      "word": "autoriser"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "to give permission to",
      "word": "autorizar"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "to give permission to",
      "word": "facultar"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "to give permission to",
      "word": "gornecer"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to give permission to",
      "word": "bevollmächtigen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "english": "to zu",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to give permission to",
      "word": "ermächtigen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "english": "to zu",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to give permission to",
      "word": "befähigen"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "exousiodotó",
      "sense": "to give permission to",
      "word": "εξουσιοδοτώ"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to give permission to",
      "word": "felhatalmaz"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to give permission to",
      "word": "dare potere"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to give permission to",
      "word": "permettere"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to give permission to",
      "word": "whakamana"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "to give permission to",
      "word": "bemyndige"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to give permission to",
      "word": "dar poderes a"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to give permission to",
      "word": "permitir"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "upolnomóčivatʹ",
      "sense": "to give permission to",
      "word": "уполномо́чивать"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "predostavljátʹ právo",
      "sense": "to give permission to",
      "word": "предоставля́ть пра́во"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to give permission to",
      "word": "apoderar"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to give permission to",
      "word": "dar permiso"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to give permission to",
      "word": "bemyndiga"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to give permission to",
      "word": "befullmäktiga"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to give permission to",
      "word": "tillåta"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to give permission to",
      "word": "berättiga"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "to give confidence and/or strength to",
      "word": "賦予…的力量"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "fùyǔ…de lìliàng",
      "sense": "to give confidence and/or strength to",
      "word": "赋予…的力量"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "to give confidence and/or strength to",
      "word": "賦能"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "fùnéng",
      "sense": "to give confidence and/or strength to",
      "word": "赋能"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to give confidence and/or strength to",
      "word": "bemoedigen"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "to give confidence and/or strength to",
      "word": "väestama"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "to give confidence and/or strength to",
      "word": "võimestama"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to give confidence and/or strength to",
      "word": "voimaannuttaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to give confidence and/or strength to",
      "word": "encapaciter"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "to give confidence and/or strength to",
      "word": "afoutar"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "to give confidence and/or strength to",
      "word": "afiuzar"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "to give confidence and/or strength to",
      "word": "alumiñar"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "to give confidence and/or strength to",
      "word": "gracir"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "parécho",
      "sense": "to give confidence and/or strength to",
      "word": "παρέχω"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to give confidence and/or strength to",
      "word": "megerősít"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to give confidence and/or strength to",
      "word": "incoraggiare"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to give confidence and/or strength to",
      "word": "sostenere"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to give confidence and/or strength to",
      "word": "whakamana"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to give confidence and/or strength to",
      "word": "whakamanawa"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to give confidence and/or strength to",
      "word": "empoderar"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to give confidence and/or strength to",
      "word": "inspirar a"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to give confidence and/or strength to",
      "word": "facultar"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to give confidence and/or strength to",
      "word": "empoderar"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to give confidence and/or strength to",
      "word": "stärka"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "empower"
  ],
  "word": "empower"
}

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