Building Construction: Means & Methods. Part of the School of Architecture. Building construction is the process of adding structure to real property. The vast majority of building construction projects are small renovations, such as addition of a room, or renovation of a bathroom. Often, the owner of the property acts as laborer, paymaster, and design team for the entire project.
GCIDE(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: empowered(adj.) enabled or permitted; as, the women's liberation movement empowered wives to take more control of their own lives. Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: empowered(Adjective) Having been given the power to make choices relevant to one's situation.
3. 'enable'. Don't confuse any of these words with enable. To enable someone to do something means to give them the opportunity to do it. It does not mean to give them permission to do it. Contraception enables women to plan their families.nÂ·aÂ·ble. tr.v. enÂ·aÂ·bled, enÂ·aÂ·bling, enÂ·aÂ·bles. 1. a. To supply with the means, knowledge, or opportunity (to do something); make able: a hole in the fence that enabled us to watch; techniques that enable surgeons to repair the heart.