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.
Contribute to our Open Dictionary. 1  1. to give someone more control over their life or more power to do something Our goal is to empower everyone on our staff. 2  2. formal to give a person or organization the legal authority to do something a court empowered to review the decisions of a lower court.