befähigen — meaning in English

English meaning

• empower verb To give someone the authority or legal right to do something.
• enable verb To give someone the ability, means, or authority to do something.

Senses

befähigen is used for these senses in English:

• empower (transitive) To give permission, power, or the legal right to do something.
• enable To make somebody able (to do, or to be, something); to give sufficient ability or power to do or to be; to give strength or ability to.

empower — full definition

1. verb To give someone the authority or legal right to do something.
2. verb To give someone greater confidence or control over their own life.

enable — full definition

1. verb To give someone the ability, means, or authority to do something.
2. verb To activate a function, especially on a device or system.

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