disempower

verb

Definition of disempowernext
as in to disenfranchise

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Recent Examples of disempower Engage or assist in an attempt to kill or disempower the vast majority of humanity or the human species as a whole. — Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 23 Mar. 2026 By constructing these alternatives, the governments that helped forge the cease-fire can also help disarm and disempower Hamas. — Matthew Levitt, Foreign Affairs, 14 Oct. 2025 Eliminating that district to disempower those voters was, apparently, not. — Adam Serwer, The Atlantic, 19 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for disempower
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disempower
  1. disenfranchise
  2. disqualify
  3. disable
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  • There is significant opportunity for improvement in this arena, and the system simply cannot effort to further disenfranchise physicians who already have too much administrative burden.
    — Forbes.com, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • Voting rights advocates have expressed concern that the bill would potentially disenfranchise millions of voters.
    — Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 24 June 2026
Definition of disenfranchise
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  • Turner was told that according to the rules, refusing to fence would disqualify her.
    — Elijah Polance, Hartford Courant, 5 July 2026
  • Many of them have criminal records, which could disqualify them from protection.
    — Lauren Villagran, Miami Herald, 2 July 2026
Definition of disqualify
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  • The enormous kinetic energy generated by the impact is sufficient to destroy or disable the target without carrying a large explosive payload.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 6 July 2026
  • Bright Angel was the first site SHERLOC examined after a dust-cover anomaly disabled its focusing mechanism, forcing the team to adopt a new operating mode.
    — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 4 July 2026
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