WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
| Principal Translations |
| apoderar⇒ vtr | (dar poderes, autorizar) (UK: give permission) | authorise⇒ vtr |
| | (US) | authorize⇒ vtr |
| | (give power to [sb]) | empower⇒ vtr |
| | (legally) | grant power of attorney to v expr |
| | La compradora apoderó a su hermano para que hiciera las gestiones en su nombre. |
| | The buyer authorised her brother to make the arrangements on her behalf. |
| apoderarse de algo v prnl | (hacerse dueño) | take over [sth]⇒, take control of [sth]⇒ vtr |
| | (formal) | seize⇒ vtr |
| | Poco a poco, el hijo del director se apoderó de la empresa con malas artes. |
| | Little by little, he took over (or: control of) the firm using dirty tricks. |
| apoderarse de alguien v prnl | (sentimiento: invadir) | get the better of [sb] v expr |
| | | overpower⇒ vtr |
| | (figurative) | overtake⇒ vtr |
| | El sueño se apoderó de mí durante el vuelo. |
| | Sleep got the better of me during the flight. |