empowerment vs license

empowerment and license both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
empowerment	Yes	No	No	No
license	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, license is a hyponym of empowerment; that is, license is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than empowerment:

empowerment (noun)	license (noun)
the act of conferring legality or sanction or formal warrant	the act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization
	a legal document giving official permission to do something
	freedom to deviate deliberately from normally applicable rules or practices (especially in behavior or speech)
	excessive freedom; lack of due restraint

empowerment (verb)	license (verb)
	authorize officially