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Entitle

/ənˈtaɪtəl/

To give a title to.

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📖 Definitions of "Entitle"

verb

1
To give a title to.
2
To dignify by an honorary designation.
3
To give power or authority (to do something).
"A passport entitles the bearer to travel to other countries."
4
To give rightful ownership.

🔄 Synonyms of "Entitle"

3 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
ennobleverb	To bestow with nobility, honour or grace.
titlenoun	The name of a writing such as a book, which identifies it and usually describes its subject, with a short phrase that often summarizes its topic.
gentleverb	Tender and amiable; of a considerate or kindly disposition.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Entitle"

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Word	Definition
titleverb	The name of a writing such as a book, which identifies it and usually describes its subject, with a short phrase that often summarizes its topic.
ennobleverb	To bestow with nobility, honour or grace.
gentleverb	(intransitive) To become gentle.
conferverb	(transitive) To grant as a possession; to bestow.
legitimizeverb	(transitive) To make legitimate.
qualifyverb	To successfully fall under some category or description by meeting requisite conditions.
enableverb	To make somebody able (to do, or to be, something); to give sufficient ability or power to do or to be; to give strength or ability to.
authorizeverb	(transitive) To grant (someone) the permission or power necessary to do (something); to permit; to sanction or consent to.
empowerverb	(transitive) To give someone more confidence and/or strength to do something, often by enabling them to increase their control over their own life or situation.
allowverb	(transitive, catenative) To permit, to give permission to.
permitverb	(transitive) To allow (something) to happen, to give permission for.
justifyverb	(transitive) To provide an acceptable explanation for.
nameverb	Any nounal word or phrase which indicates a particular person, place, class, or thing.
dubverb	(transitive, now informal) To name, to entitle, to call.
rightverb	(transitive) To set upright.
authoriseverb	Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of authorize. [(transitive) To grant (someone) the permission or power necessary to do (something); to permit; to sanction or consent to.]
betitleverb	(archaic) To provided with a title; to entitle.
intitulenoun	(transitive, Early Modern, obsolete) To entitle; to give a title to.
titularizeverb	(transitive) to assign a title
intitulateverb	(archaic) To entitle.