Em*pow"er (?), v. t. [imp. & p.
p. Empowered (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Empowering.] 1. To give authority to; to
delegate power to; to commission; to authorize (having commonly a
legal force); as, the Supreme Court is empowered to try and
decide cases, civil or criminal; the attorney is empowered to
sign an acquittance, and discharge the debtor.
2. To give moral or physical power,
faculties, or abilities to. "These eyes . . . empowered
to gaze." Keble.