entitle
VerbOpen English WordNet
Verb (3)entitles, entitled, entitling
- give the right to“The Freedom of Information Act entitles you to request your FBI file”More general empower, authorise
- give a title toSynonyms: titleMore general name, callMore specific proclaim
- give a title to someone; make someone a member of the nobilitySynonyms: ennoblegentleMore general promote, upgradeMore specific baronetize, lord, knight
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Origin: 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.— William Shakespeare
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. obsolete
The ancient proverb... entitles this work... peculiarly to God himself.— John Milton
Synonyms: To name; designate; style; characterize; empower; qualify; enable; fit.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54