intitule
Americanverb (used with object)
verb
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Etymology
Origin of intitule
1375–1425; < Late Latin intitulāre, derivative of titulus title ( see in- 2); replacing late Middle English entitulen < Middle French entituler < Late Latin, as above; cf. entitle
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Howbeit there be many who would rather intitule it 'Metamorphosis', that is to say, a transfiguration or transformation, by reason of the argument and matter within.
From The Golden Asse by William Adlington
The first book deserving the appellation that was printed in New England was "intituled" "The Power of Sympathy, or the Triumph of Nature—A Novel founded on truth and dedicated to the Young Ladies of America."
From Customs and Fashions in Old New England by Alice Morse Earle
But our author was frequently in the hands of those who could never have comprehended what they pretended to admire; this appears by a publication of the times, intituled, “Twelve Ingenious Characters, &c.”
From Calamities and Quarrels of Authors by Isaac Disraeli
The said Annie Besant is, by addresses, lectures, and writings, endeavoring to propagate the principles of Atheism, and has published a book intituled: 'The Gospel of Atheism'.
From Autobiographical Sketches by Annie Wood Besant
I fell upon a piece at Dorrell's, this very evening, intituled, The Sacred Classics, written by one Blackwell.
From Clarissa Harlowe; or the history of a young lady — Volume 7 by Samuel Richardson
Enough that they who made the ring intituled the scene a "mill," while we who must be thumped inside it tried to rejoice in their pleasantry, till it turned upon the stomach.
From Lorna Doone A Romance of Exmoor by R. D. (Richard Doddridge) Blackmore
He handles nothing that is not rare, and defends his wardrobe, diet, and all customs, with intituling their beginnings from princes, great soldiers, and strange nations.
From Character Writings of the 17th Century by Various
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