empower

/ɪmˈpaʊər/ verb

Translation

› [T] to give someone the confidence, skills, freedom, etc to do something

yetki vermek/tanımak; yetkilendirmek; güven kazanmasını sağlamak

[+ to do sth] Education empowers people to take control of their lives.1873686

be empowered to do sth › to have the legal or official right to do something

bir şey yapmaya yasal/resmî yetkisi olmak; yetkili olmak

The court is empowered to take away your children.2381873

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

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