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Powered vs Empowered - What's the difference?

powered | empowered |

As adjectives the difference between powered and empowered

is that powered is (of a device) self-powered, such as by an electric motor or an internal engine; not requiring external power, such as from a person or a horse while empowered is (us) having been given the power to make choices relevant to one's situation.

As verbs the difference between powered and empowered

is that powered is (power) while empowered is (empower).

powered

English

Adjective

(-)
  • (of a device) Self-powered, such as by an electric motor or an internal engine; not requiring external power, such as from a person or a horse.
  • * 2007 , John W. Diers and Aaron Isaacs, Twin Cities by Trolley: The Streetcar Era in Minneapolis and St. Paul , University of Minnesota Press, ISBN 0-8166-4358-X, page 145,
  • Around the same time, TCRT experimented with removing the motors on one of its older cars, turning it into an unpowered trailer that could be towed behind a powered car.

    Derived terms

    * battery-powered

    Verb

    (head)
  • (power)
  • empowered

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (US) Having been given the power to make choices relevant to one's situation.
  • (US) Acting with confidence.
  • Verb

    (head)
  • (empower)