Empowered vs. Impowered — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Empowered and Impowered
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Empowered
To invest with power, especially legal power or official authority.
Impowered
Simple past tense and past participle of impower
Empowered
To equip or supply with an ability; enable
"Computers ... empower students to become intellectual explorers" (Edward B. Fiske).
Empowered
Having been given powers.
Empowered
(US) Having been given the power to make choices relevant to one's situation.
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Empowered
(US) Acting with confidence.
Empowered
Simple past tense and past participle of empower
Empowered
One who is empowered.
Empowered
Invested with legal power or official authority especially as symbolized by having a scepter.
Empowered
Enabled or permitted; as, the women's liberation movement empowered wives to take more control of their own lives.
Empowered
Invested with legal power or official authority especially as symbolized by having a scepter
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