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enable vs empower

empower vs enable

enable and empower both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
enable No No Yes No
empower No No Yes No
As verbs, empower is a hyponym of enable; that is, empower is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than enable:
  • enable: render capable or able for some task
  • empower: give qualities or abilities to
Other hyponyms of enable include equip, endow, endue, gift, indue, invest.
enable (verb) empower (verb)
render capable or able for some task give or delegate power or authority to
give qualities or abilities to
Difference between enable and empower

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