empowering

verb

Stress: second syllable

Syllables: em-pow-er-ing (4)

English Definition

Giving someone the authority or power to do something.

Example Sentence

Education is an empowering tool for women.

US IPA /ɪmˈpaʊ.ɚ.ɪŋ/

UK IPA /ɪmˈpaʊ.ər.ɪŋ/

enabling authorizing strengthening liberating

disempowering weakening restricting