empower vs permit

empower

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

  • 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. 

permit

verb
  • To allow (someone) to do something; to give permission to. 

  • To allow (something) to happen, to give permission for. 

  • To allow for, to make something possible. 

  • To allow, to admit (of). 

  • To grant formal authorization for (something). 

  • To attempt to obtain or succeed in obtaining formal authorization for (something). 

noun
  • A pompano of the species Trachinotus falcatus. 

  • An artifact or document rendering something allowed or legal. 

  • A learner's permit. 

How often have the words empower and permit occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )