empowers

/IH0 M P AW1 ER0 Z/
verb
  1. 1

    To give permission, power, or the legal right to do something.

  2. 2

    To give someone more confidence and/or strength to do something, often by enabling them to increase their control over their own life or situation.

    โ€œJohn found that starting up his own business empowered him greatly in social situations.โ€

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/empower, https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/empowers