WordCmp.com

empower vs enable

enable vs empower

empower and enable both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
empower No No Yes No
enable No No Yes No
As verbs, enable is a hypernym of empower; that is, enable is a word with a broader meaning than empower:
  • empower: give qualities or abilities to
  • enable: render capable or able for some task
empower (verb) enable (verb)
give or delegate power or authority to render capable or able for some task
give qualities or abilities to
Difference between empower and enable

© WordCmp.com 2024, CC-BY 4.0 / CC-BY-SA 3.0.