empower

/ɪmˈpaʊər/ verb

Definition

› [T] to give someone the confidence, skills, freedom, etc to do something: [+ to do sth] Education empowers people to take control of their lives.

be empowered to do sth › to have the legal or official right to do something: The court is empowered to take away your children.

(Definition of empower verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to get rid of something or someone that is not wanted or needed

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