empower
em-pow-er / ĕm-pou-ər
verb 1. to grant the power or authority to; to authorize Fear does not have any special power unless you empower it by submitting to it. Les Brown, 1945 - 2. to enable; to provide with an ability Words empower us, move us beyond our suffering, and set us free. From “An Unspoken Hunger” by Terry Tempest Williams, 1955 -