3rd/4th Word of the Week: Empower

From Google Dictionary:

EMPOWER:

verb

• give (someone) the authority or power to do something.
• make (someone) stronger and more confident, especially in controlling their life and claiming their rights.

Root: from the Old French prefix 'en-' meaning 'in, into' and the root 'power' which comes from the early 1300s, meaning 'ability, strength, might