disempower
verb
dis·em·pow·er
ˌdis-im-ˈpau̇(-ə)r 
disempowered; disempowering; disempowers
: to deprive of power, authority, or influence : make weak, ineffectual, or unimportant
Examples of disempower in a Sentence
They have been disempowered by a society that believes they are intellectually inferior.
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Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2025
Alongside selectively prioritizing people in your life, equally important is steering clear of people who consistently disempower, disrespect, or discredit you.
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Simone Browne has described its racial and racist dimensions, and Karen Levy and others have examined how digital monitoring can discipline and disempower workers.
—Ben Tarnoff, The New Yorker, 5 Oct. 2024
The term has been popularized by an influential faction within the AI field who are concerned that trying to build machines as smart as humans might disempower or destroy humanity.
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Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2025
Alongside selectively prioritizing people in your life, equally important is steering clear of people who consistently disempower, disrespect, or discredit you.
—Joseph Liu, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
Simone Browne has described its racial and racist dimensions, and Karen Levy and others have examined how digital monitoring can discipline and disempower workers.
—Ben Tarnoff, The New Yorker, 5 Oct. 2024
The term has been popularized by an influential faction within the AI field who are concerned that trying to build machines as smart as humans might disempower or destroy humanity.
—Cat Zakrzewski, Washington Post, 12 July 2024
See All Example Sentences for disempower
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“Disempower.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disempower. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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disempower
verb
dis·em·pow·er
dis-im-ˈpau̇(-ə)r
: to keep one from having authority, power, or influence : make weak or unimportant
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