Empowerment vs Strengthen - What's the difference?
empowerment | strengthen |
The granting of political, social or economic power to an individual or group.
The process of supporting another person or persons to discover and claim personal power.
The state of being empowered (either generally, or specifically).
(South Africa) Government programs encouraging advancement of blacks.
(lb) To make strong or stronger; to add strength to; to increase the strength of; to fortify; to reinforce.
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*(William Shakespeare) (c.1564–1616)
*:Let noble Warwick, Cobham, and the rest,/ With powerful policy strengthen themselves.
*1851 , Anonymous,
*:A little hardship, and a little struggling with the rougher elements of life, will perchance but strengthen and increase his courage, and prepare him for the conflicts and struggles of after years.
(lb) To animate; to give moral strength to; to encourage; to fix in resolution; to hearten.
*(Bible), (w) iii. 28
*:Charge Joshua, and encourage him, and strengthen him.
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*:"A fine man, that Dunwody, yonder," commented the young captain, as they parted, and as he turned to his prisoner. "We'll see him on in Washington some day. He is strengthening his forces now against Mr. Benton out there.."
(lb) To augment; to improve; to intensify.
(lb) To grow strong or stronger.
As a noun empowerment
is the granting of political, social or economic power to an individual or group.As a verb strengthen is
(lb) to make strong or stronger; to add strength to; to increase the strength of; to fortify; to reinforce.empowerment
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(wikipedia empowerment)Noun
(en noun)Derived terms
* youth empowerment * (South Africa) black economic empowermentstrengthen
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Verb
(en verb)Arthur Hamilton, and His Dog