"empowered" meaning in English

See empowered in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more empowered [comparative], most empowered [superlative]
Etymology: From empower + -ed. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|empower|ed}} empower + -ed Head templates: {{en-adj}} empowered (comparative more empowered, superlative most empowered)
  1. Having been given powers.
    Sense id: en-empowered-en-adj-8huZeaR1
  2. (US) Having been given the power to make choices relevant to one's situation. Tags: US
    Sense id: en-empowered-en-adj-lYAcMpym Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ed, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 44 18 29 3 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ed: 11 49 19 15 5 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 9 45 12 30 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 54 7 28 3
  3. (US) Acting with confidence. Tags: US
    Sense id: en-empowered-en-adj-LyEBD14p Categories (other): American English

Noun

Forms: empowereds [plural]
Etymology: From empower + -ed. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|empower|ed}} empower + -ed Head templates: {{en-noun}} empowered (plural empowereds)
  1. One who is empowered.
    Sense id: en-empowered-en-noun-TO6-QDx4

Verb

Etymology: From empower + -ed. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|empower|ed}} empower + -ed Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} empowered
  1. simple past and past participle of empower Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: empower
    Sense id: en-empowered-en-verb-~L4q41iH

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