About The Word Entitle

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Entitle

Entitle Meaning & Definition
Entitle Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Entitle?

[v] give a title to
[v] give a title to someone; make someone a member of the nobility
[v] give the right to; "The Freedom of Information Act entitles you to request your FBI file"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Entitle: ennoble | gentle | title

Related Terms | Find terms related to Entitle: allow | authorize | baptize | call | certificate | certify | charter | christen | define | denominate | designate | dub | empower | enable | enfranchise | fit | franchise | give official sanction | give power | identify | label | legalize | legitimize | let | license | name | nickname | nominate | patent | permit | privilege | qualify | ratify | sanction | specify | style | tag | term | title | validate | warrant

See Also | advance | authorise | authorize | baronetise | baronetize | call | elevate | empower | kick upstairs | knight | lord | name | proclaim | promote | raise | upgrade

Entitle In Webster's Dictionary

\En*ti"tle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Entitled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Entitling}.] [OF. entituler, F. intituler, LL. intitulare, fr. L. in + titulus title. See {Title}, and cf. {Intitule}.] 1. To give a title to; to affix to as a name or appellation; hence, also, to dignify by an honorary designation; to denominate; to call; as, to entitle a book ``Commentaries;'' to entitle a man ``Honorable.'' That which . . . we entitle patience. --Shak. 2. To give a claim to; to qualify for, with a direct object of the person, and a remote object of the thing; to furnish with grounds for seeking or claiming with success; as, an officer's talents entitle him to command. 3. To attribute; to ascribe. [Obs.] The ancient proverb . . . entitles this work . . . peculiarly to God himself. --Milton. Syn: To name; designate; style; characterize; empower; qualify; enable; fit.

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