as in to disenfranchise
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Recent Examples of disempower
Serena’s not going to convince him to disempower himself and endanger his family over the course of a few evening strolls.
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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 unequal distribution of unpaid work disempowers individual women, hurts economies, and will slow down the post-COVID-19 recovery.
—Melinda Gates, Foreign Affairs, 15 July 2020
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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 unequal distribution of unpaid work disempowers individual women, hurts economies, and will slow down the post-COVID-19 recovery.
—Melinda Gates, Foreign Affairs, 15 July 2020
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disempower
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Rupert Murdoch previously sought to change the terms of the family trust to disenfranchise Lachlan’s oldest siblings and give him control.—
Solcyré Burga,
Time,
9 Sep. 2025
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Gerrymandering Texas and California aren’t the only states where lawmakers are trying to manipulate congressional maps in a way that will favor their party and disenfranchise voters.—
Jade Walker,
CNN Money,
5 Sep. 2025
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The attorney said Hernandez has no criminal record that would disqualify him from the program.—
Armando Garcia,
ABC News,
18 Sep. 2025
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That imperfection doesn’t disqualify you from being admired.—
Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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The company's upcoming controls will allow parents to link their ChatGPT account with their teen's via email, set blackout hours for when their teen can't use the chatbot, manage which features to disable, guide how the chatbot responds and receive notifications if the teen is in acute distress.—
Ashley Capoot,
CNBC,
16 Sep. 2025
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Sturm hasn’t been disabled anywhere but Trials of Osiris at this point, but that may change soon.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Disempower.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disempower. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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