ermächtigen — meaning in English

English meaning

• authorize verb To give someone official permission or power to do something.
• empower verb To give someone the authority or legal right to do something.
• mandate noun An official order, command, or authorization to carry out a particular action.

Senses

ermächtigen is used for these senses in English:

• authorize (transitive) To grant (someone) the permission or power necessary to do (something); to permit; to sanction or consent to.
• empower (transitive) To give permission, power, or the legal right to do something.
• mandate To (officially) require someone to do something or act in a certain way, to give them the authority to do so; to command.

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.

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