entitle
[en-tahyt-l]
- to give (a person or thing) a title, right, or claim to something; furnish with grounds for laying claim: His executive position entitled him to certain courtesies rarely accorded others.
- to call by a particular title or name: What was the book entitled?
- to designate (a person) by an honorary title.
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Also intitle.
Origin of entitle
Synonyms
See more synonyms for entitle on Thesaurus.comauthorize, qualify.
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Contemporary Examples
He even went so far as to entitle one blog post (since sadly deleted) “How To Succeed at Failure.”
In the Vanity Fair piece, Lawrence defended her celebrity status and said that that did not entitle people to her body.
‘The Fappening’ Perpetuators Have a J.Law Come-to-Jesus Moment and ‘Cower With Shame’Marlow Stern
October 8, 2014
Teenagers can pay taxes; that alone should entitle them to a voice in the political process.
Paying Taxes and Going to Jail Like Adults; Teens Deserve the Right to Vote, TooJillian Keenan
October 6, 2014
Different contracts may entitle Chesapeake to charge varying amounts.
Hint: It does not entitle him to the right to do damage to the Republican brand.
Historical Examples
But my new position in the house seemed to entitle me to this much liberty, for once.
In the ValleyHarold Frederic
What pretensions has he that should entitle him to dream of you, Pauline?
What he had was at Aughkeely, and this was not sufficient to entitle him to vote.
Ireland as It IsRobert John Buckley (AKA R.J.B.)
Oh, what you ask is not difficult enough to entitle me to that name.
The Queen's NecklaceAlexandre Dumas pre
My object is such as to entitle my words to your respect, not resentment.
A Tame Surrender, A Story of The Chicago StrikeCharles King
entitle
- to give (a person) the right to do or have something; qualify; allow
- to give a name or title to
- to confer a title of rank or honour upon
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Word Origin
C14: from Old French entituler, from Late Latin intitulāre, from Latin titulus title
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Word Origin and History for entitle
v.
late 14c., "to give a title to a chapter, book, etc.," from Anglo-French entitler, Old French entiteler (Modern French intituler), from Late Latin intitulare, from in- "in" (see in- (2)) + titulus "title" (see title (n.)).
Meaning "to bestow (on a person) a rank or office" is mid-15c. Sense of "to give (someone) 'title' to an estate or property," hence to give that person a claim to possession or privilege, is mid-15c.; this now is used mostly in reference to circumstances and actions. Related: Entitled; entitling.
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