Is my sentence using 'empowered' and empowerment' acceptable? Can I use interchangeably the phrases enclosed in the parenthesis?
Is my sentence using 'empowered' and empowerment' acceptable? Can I use interchangeably the phrases 'making her feel empowered or superior' and 'giving her a feeling of empowerment or superiority' enclosed in the parenthesis?
Mr. Miller allowed her daughter to repeatedly hurt other people, thereby (making her feel empowered or superior, giving her a feeling of empowerment or superiority).
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empower may not be the right word here. If you empower someone, it usually means that you enable them to do something positive that they have been unable to do before. eg The government empowered the slaves by giving them their freedom and allowing them to vote.
- empower may not be the right word here.
- If you empower someone, it usually means that you enable them to do something positive that they have been unable to do before.
- eg The government empowered the slaves by giving them their freedom and allowing them to vote.
- In your example, she is not now able to do something positive.
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empower may not be the right word here. If you empower someone, it usually means that you enable them to do something positive that they have been unable to do before.
eg The government empowered the slaves by giving them their freedom and allowing them to vote.
In your example, she is not now able to do something positive.
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