The difference between Empower and Inspire
When used as verbs, empower means to give permission, power, or the legal right to do something, whereas inspire means to infuse into the mind.
check bellow for the other definitions of Empower and Inspire
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Empower as a verb (transitive):
To give permission, power, or the legal right to do something.
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Empower as a verb (transitive):
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.
Examples:
"John found that starting up his own business empowered him greatly in social situations."
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Inspire as a verb (transitive):
To infuse into the mind; to communicate to the spirit; to convey, as by a divine or supernatural influence; to disclose preternaturally; to produce in, as by inspiration.
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Inspire as a verb (transitive):
To infuse into; to affect, as with a superior or supernatural influence; to fill with what animates, enlivens or exalts; to communicate inspiration to.
Examples:
"Elders should inspire children with sentiments of virtue."
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Inspire as a verb (intransitive):
To draw in by the operation of breathing; to inhale.
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Inspire as a verb:
To infuse by breathing, or as if by breathing.
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Inspire as a verb (archaic, transitive):
To breathe into; to fill with the breath; to animate.
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Inspire as a verb (transitive):
To spread rumour indirectly.