entitle

American  

[en-tahyt-l] / ɛnˈtaɪt l /

Sometimes intitle

verb (used with object)

entitled, entitling

1. 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.

   Synonyms:

   qualify, authorize

2. to call by a particular title or name.

   What was the book entitled?

3. to designate (a person) by an honorary title.

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entitle British  

/ ɪnˈtaɪtəl /

verb

1. to give (a person) the right to do or have something; qualify; allow

2. to give a name or title to

3. to confer a title of rank or honour upon

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Other Word Forms

• entitlement noun
• preentitle verb (used with object)
• subentitle verb (used with object)

Etymology

Origin of entitle

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English entitlen, from Anglo-French entitler, variant of Middle French entituler, from Late Latin intitulāre; en- ¹, title

Example Sentences

But Sting denies that they are entitled to a portion of his income from streaming and download sales.

From BBC

That the ICE agents were lawfully present in Minneapolis and entitled to carry out their lawful functions without local interference doesn’t justify the agent’s use of deadly force.

From The Wall Street Journal

The protective order allows a party to designate part or all of the testimony as “confidential,” defined as information that the party “believes in good faith ... is entitled to confidential treatment under applicable law.”

From Los Angeles Times

“The idea was always, I pay the property owner, someone pays me rent, I more or less break even and I have time to entitle the property for something bigger.”

From Los Angeles Times

He continued: "I regret and will regret to my dying day the fact that powerless women, women who were denied a voice, were not given the protection they were entitled to expect."

From BBC

Related Words

• allow
• authorize
• empower
• enable
• permit
• warrant