ermächtigen

== German == === Etymology === er- +‎ mächtig. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɛɐ̯ˈmɛçtɪɡn̩/ Hyphenation: er‧mäch‧ti‧gen === Verb === ermächtigen (weak, third-person singular present ermächtigt, past tense ermächtigte, past participle ermächtigt, auxiliary haben) to authorize; to empower (reflexive, higher register) to achieve command, to obtain control [with genitive ‘of something’] to gain influence (especially involving strong feelings) [with genitive ‘over someone’] ==== Conjugation ==== === Further reading === “ermächtigen” in Duden online “ermächtigen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “ermächtigen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon