Empower and Hamstring

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Empower verb - To give official or legal power to.

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Hamstring is an antonym for empower.

Nearby Words: empowerment, empowering

Hamstring verb - To render powerless, ineffective, or unable to move.

Usage example: the downtown development committee claims that it's hamstrung by city ordinances protecting historic buildings

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Empower is an antonym for hamstring.

Nearby Word: hamstringing

empower magic

hamstring magic

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Hamstring and Empower. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/empower/hamstring

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