disempower
To strip power from, asTo strip power from (someone or some group), as: To remove morale or self-confidence from (someone or some group) to do something.
» Conflicts are designed to disempower the opposition.
Meaning
2 sensesTo strip power from (someone or some group), as:
To remove morale or self-confidence from (someone or some group) to do something.
To remove authority or (official) confidence from (someone or some group) to do something (such as administer a state function), as by demoting, disestablishing, or unincorporating a group.
The reformation disempowered the established church and thus roiled the aristocracy.
Examples
4 sentencesConflicts are designed to disempower the opposition.
The poor are often disempowered by the language practices of those in power.
deDie Armen werden oft durch das Sprachverhalten der Machthaber entmachtet. — al_ex_an_der
The Bolsheviks disempowered the workers' councils, replacing them with direct Bolshevik rule under the veneer of council rule.
The "Soviet Union" was a misnomer, as it actually disempowered the soviets and subjugated them to the Communist Party leadership.
Forms
disempowers, disempowering, disempowered, disempowered| Base form | disempower · to disempower |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | disempowers |
| Present participle | disempowering |
| Past simple | disempowered |
| Past participle | disempowered |
regular · Lesson
Synonyms
5 synonymsAntonyms
6 antonymsWord family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle