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Vinony

disempower

verb

  1. to divest or deprive of power conferred
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /dɪsɪmˈpaʊ(w)ə(ɹ)/

verb

Etymology: Etymology tree Latin dis- Old French des-bor. Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- English empower English disempower From dis- + empower.

  1. To strip power from (someone or some group), as:

    “A powerful head can sometimes disempower the teaching staff, and create among them a sort of passivity that is close to inertia.”

  2. To strip power from (someone or some group), as:

    “The reformation disempowered the established church and thus roiled the aristocracy.”