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empower (v.)
[empower 词源字典]
1650s, also
impower
, from assimilated form of
en-
(1) +
power
(n.). Used by Milton, Beaumont, Pope, Jefferson, Macaulay, but the modern popularity dates from 1986. Related:
Empowered
;
empowering
.
[empower etymology, empower origin, 英语词源]