empower

empower (someone) to (do something)

1. To grant someone the authority to do something. Before my boss left on maternity leave, she empowered me to make important decisions in her absence.
2. To inspire one to be more assertive, proactive, etc., especially in pursuit of a particular goal. Hearing your experiences really empowered me to not compromise on my dreams.
See also: empower
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

empower someone to do something

to authorize someone to do something; to grant someone the power to do something. I will empower you to collect the dues of the members. The prime minister empowered a special office to oversee tax collection.
See also: empower
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • empower (someone) to (do something)
  • empower to do
  • out of the swim (of things)
  • out of the swim of things
  • too many cooks spoil the broth
  • too many cooks spoil the soup
  • too many cooks spoil the stew
  • elevate
  • elevate to
  • elevated
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Bin Shafar stressed that all sectors, including Empower, to implement the vision of the UAE's wise leadership, represented by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, to involve all parties in the transition to a green economy based on energy conservation and preservation of natural resources for future generations, through the implementation of national strategies, including the UAE Centennial 2071, the Dubai Clean Energy Strategy 2050, the UAE Vision 2021, and the Dubai Plan 2021, to make Dubai a smart and sustainable city, whose environmental elements are clean, healthy and sustainable.
Empower Facilitates Bill Payment Through ADCB Mobile App
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Mommy Mundo hopes that through these stories, moms from all over the nation will learn to recognize their own mompowerment and share these stories by coming to Expo Mom, or by sharing their stories online, creating a strong, positive movement of empowered women.
Expo Mom 2018: Mommy Mundo Inspires Moms with #Mompowerment Campaign
We empower women, childless women who suffered the stigma of infertility all their lives, and we support them through 'Merck More Than a Mother' campaign by improving their access to information, health, change of mindset and economic empowerment.
Merck Foundation CEO talks about their efforts to empower women and youth
Princess Ozolua further states: 'Empower 54 currently work in Nigeria and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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Customers which have signed up to the e-services receive their monthly bills online, which translates to Empower's savings in overall paper consumption significantly.
More Empower customers embrace e-services
"Empower adheres to principles of confidentiality, integrity and information access and meets Dubai Smart Government's requirements of Information Security Regulations," said Ahmad Bin Shafar, Empower's Chief Executive Officer, in a statement.
Empower completes Information Security Management System audit
Thanks to funding from players of People's Postcode Lottery, through Postcode Community Trust, Greenbank Sports Academy is thrilled to announce that the year-long "Empower Me" project has just started.
Children Empowered as Postcode finds a home
"A Simple Idea to Empower Kids" is a creative self help manual for kids that uses the power of love, choice, and belief to help teach the Law of Attraction.
A Simple Idea to Empower Kids
OMNIFY SOFTWARE, a leading provider of web-based product lifecycle management (PLM) software for discrete manufacturers, has unveiled its latest Empower PLM application story featuring Genetec Inc., a leader in unified IP video management system (VMS), access control and licence plate recognition (LPR) solutions.
Product lifecycle management
[ClickPress, Wed Mar 06 2013] Empower Network Blog Platform co-founder David Wood announced on March 4th that the companies viral blogging system has passed the digital innovation reporting website Mashable.com in web traffic.
The Empower Network Blog Platform Passes Mashable In Daily Web Traffic
[USPRwire, Wed Mar 06 2013] Empower Network Blog Platform co-founder David Wood announced on March 4th that the companies viral blogging system has passed the digital innovation reporting website Mashable.com in web traffic.
The Empower Network Blog Platform Passes Mashable In Daily Web Traffic
The Empower application helps to raise awareness of carbon and cost savings within the office through tutorials, virtual tours and quizzes.
Empowering employees
Medline today has launched empOweR--an innovative new program designed to empower OR staffs by increasing the awareness of safety and quality issues through several unique training and education programs; opening the lines of communications within OR teams; and helping them streamline their operations through lean assessments and other efficiency tools.
Medline launches program to improve OR safety