Empower - English meaning

verb

Give credit to (someone) for something.

Usage examples:

He was accredited with being one of the world's fastest sprinters

verb

Let (someone) have or do something.

Usage examples:

The dissident was allowed to leave the country

verb

To let someone do something or let something happen; permit

Usage examples:

You’re not allowed to talk during the exam., are you allowed in the building on weekends?, video li…

verb

To make it possible for someone to do something, or to not prevent something from happening

Usage examples:

Allow sb/sth to do sth the website allows consumers to compare the prices of all energy and telepho…

verb

Give official permission for or approval to (an undertaking or agent).

Usage examples:

The troops were authorized to use force

verb

Attest or confirm in a formal statement.

Usage examples:

The profits for the year had been certified by the auditors

verb

To state something officially, esp. that something is true or correct or that someone has been trained to a particular standard

Usage examples:

Inspectors must certify that the building is safe.

verb

To give someone official approval or permission to do a job because they have proved that they have the necessary skills and qualifications to do it

Usage examples:

Be certified by all of our surgeons have been certified by the american board of plastic surgery., …

noun

An instruction, command, or role given to a person or group.

Usage examples:

One of his first commissions was to redesign the great exhibition building

verb

Order or authorize the production of (something).

Usage examples:

The portrait was commissioned by his widow in 1792

noun

A group of people who have been formally chosen and given the authority to get information about a problem or to perform other special duties

Usage examples:

Congress appointed a commission to study immigration policy., she received a commission to paint th…

noun

A person sent or authorized to represent others, in particular an elected representative sent to a conference.

Usage examples:

The delegates rejected the proposal

verb

Entrust (a task or responsibility) to another person, typically one who is less senior than oneself.

Usage examples:

She must delegate duties so as to free herself for more important tasks

verb

A person appointed or elected to represent others

verb

Give (someone) the authority or means to do something; make it possible for.

Usage examples:

The evidence would enable us to arrive at firm conclusions

verb

To make someone or something able to do something by providing whatever is necessary to achieve that aim

Usage examples:

Saving enough money now will enable you to retire comfortably.

verb

To make someone or something able to do something, or to make something possible

Usage examples:

Enable sb/sth to do sth this software will enable us to track orders more efficiently., recent tech…

verb

Give (someone) a legal right or a just claim to receive or do something.

Usage examples:

Employees are normally entitled to redundancy pay

verb

To give someone the right to do or have something

Usage examples:

He’s entitled to his opinion even if you don’t agree with him., being over 65 entitles you to a dis…

verb

To give someone the right to do or have something

Usage examples:

Entitle sb to (do) sth the chief executive will face protest at the agm over his contract, which co…

verb

Supply with the necessary items for a particular purpose.

Usage examples:

All bedrooms are equipped with a colour tv

verb

Provide with, usually for a specific purpose

verb

To provide someone or something with objects that are needed for a particular activity or purpose

Usage examples:

All of our classrooms are equipped with computers., the convention center is equipped to handle 20,…

verb

Grant a licence to.

Usage examples:

A pub has to be licensed by the local justices

noun

A permit from an authority to own or use something, do a particular thing, or carry on a trade (especially in alcoholic drink).

Usage examples:

A gun licence

noun

An official document that gives you permission to own, do, or use something

Usage examples:

A fishing/export/driver’s license, poetic/artistic license, she’s licensed to teach elementary scho…

verb

Officially allow (someone) to do something.

Usage examples:

The law permits councils to monitor any factory emitting smoke

noun

An official document giving someone authorization to do something.

Usage examples:

He is only in britain on a work permit

noun

A deep-bodied fish of the jack family, found in warm waters of the western atlantic and caribbean and caught for food and sport.

Usage examples:

He told me that there were snook and tarpon (as i already knew) and there were large bonefish and p…

verb

Be entitled to a particular benefit or privilege by fulfilling a necessary condition.

Usage examples:

A pensioner who does not qualify for income support

verb

To achieve or have the standard of skill, knowledge, or ability that is necessary for doing or being something, or to cause someone to reach that standard

Usage examples:

[ + to infinitive ] she was qualified to teach high school mathematics and physics., [ i ] derrick …

verb

To successfully finish a course of study or training or achieve the necessary skills so that you are able to do a job

Usage examples:

There are many different branches of nursing which are available after qualifying., qualify as sth …

noun

A threatened penalty for disobeying a law or rule.

Usage examples:

A range of sanctions aimed at deterring insider abuse

verb

Give official permission or approval for (an action).

Usage examples:

The scheme was sanctioned by the court

noun

Approval or permission

Usage examples:

To be just, a government must have the sanction of the governed., trade/economic sanctions, the un …

noun

A document issued by a legal or government official authorizing the police or another body to make an arrest, search premises, or carry out some other action relating to the administration of justice.

Usage examples:

Magistrates issued a warrant for his arrest

verb

Justify or necessitate (a course of action).

Usage examples:

The employees feel that industrial action is warranted

verb

To make a particular action necessary or correct, or to be a reason to do something

Usage examples:

His injury was serious enough to warrant an operation., i can see circumstances in which these type…