empowerment vs permit

empowerment and permit both are nouns.

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

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

empowerment (noun)	permit (noun)
the act of conferring legality or sanction or formal warrant	the act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization
	large game fish; found in waters of the West Indies
	a legal document giving official permission to do something

empowerment (verb)	permit (verb)
	consent to, give permission; permit
	allow the presence of or allow (an activity) without opposing or prohibiting
	make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen