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misempower

verb

Etymology

From mis- + empower.

  1. derived from possum
  2. derived from posso
  3. derived from poeir
  4. inherited from power
  5. prefixed as empower — “en + power”
  6. prefixed as misempower — “mis + empower”

Definitions

  1. To empower inappropriately.

    • His scholarly interests explore the sociocultural dimensions of literacy education as it dis/misempowers youth and their teachers in urban environments.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA