as in to disenfranchise
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Recent Examples of disempower
In other words, real care is not supposed to disempower.
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Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
There's a lot of talk in the AI safety world about the degree to which these systems are likely to do things like power-seeking, to be deceptive, to seek to disempower humans and escape their control.
—Billy Perrigo, Time, 27 Apr. 2025
Serena’s not going to convince him to disempower himself and endanger his family over the course of a few evening strolls.
—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
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Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
There's a lot of talk in the AI safety world about the degree to which these systems are likely to do things like power-seeking, to be deceptive, to seek to disempower humans and escape their control.
—Billy Perrigo, Time, 27 Apr. 2025
Serena’s not going to convince him to disempower himself and endanger his family over the course of a few evening strolls.
—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
See All Example Sentences for disempower
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disempower
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The president has called for doing away with voting by mail and wants to require every American voter to reregister with proof-of-citizenship documents that, according to election law experts, could disenfranchise married women who changed their last names, students and people of color.—
Sophia Bollag,
San Francisco Chronicle,
24 Mar. 2026
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Democrats and many groups that champion voter access say there is little evidence of noncitizens voting and say the bill would disenfranchise millions of voters – including Republicans – by creating new burdens to prove citizenship.—
Alexandra Kukulka,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Mar. 2026
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However, previously owning a card (say, the Amex Business Platinum) won’t automatically disqualify you from earning a welcome bonus with the Amex Business Gold card.—
Jason Stauffer,
CNBC,
2 Apr. 2026
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That doesn’t disqualify it from cult status down the line.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
31 Mar. 2026
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To disable it, admins must go to Admin console > Apps > Google Workspace > Settings for Drive and Docs > Malware and Ransomware.—
Jibin Joseph,
PC Magazine,
31 Mar. 2026
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Some of these technologies are essential for ensuring the proper functioning of the service or website and cannot be disabled, while others are optional but serve to enhance the user experience in various ways.—
Jazz Monroe,
Pitchfork,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Disempower.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disempower. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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