Meaning of ENTITLE
| Pronunciation: | | en'tItl
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- [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"
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| | Synonyms: | | ennoble, gentle, title |
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| | See Also: | | advance, authorise, authorize, baronetise, baronetize, call, elevate, empower, kick upstairs, knight, lord, name, proclaim, promote, raise, upgrade | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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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| | Related Terms: | | 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 |
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