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en·ti·tle
(ĕn-tīt′l)tr.v. en·ti·tled, en·ti·tling, en·ti·tles
1. To give a name or title to.
2. To furnish with a right or claim to something: The coupon entitles you to a $5 discount. Everyone is entitled to the equal protection of the laws.
[Middle English entitlen, from Old French entiteler, from Medieval Latin intitulāre : Latin in-, provide with; see en-1 + Latin titulus, title.]
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entitle
(ɪnˈtaɪtəl)vb (tr)
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
[C14: from Old French entituler, from Late Latin intitulāre, from Latin titulus title]
enˈtitlement n
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en•ti•tle
(ɛnˈtaɪt l)v.t. -tled, -tling.
1. to give a right or claim to something; qualify: a position that entitles one to certain privileges.
2. to call by a particular title or name.
3. to designate (a person) by an honorary title.
[1350–1400; Middle English < Anglo-French entitler, Middle French entituler < Late Latin intitulāre= Latin in- in-2 + Late Latin titulāre to give a title to, derivative of Latin titulus title]
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entitle
Past participle: entitled
Gerund: entitling
| Imperative |
|---|
| entitle |
| entitle |
| Present |
|---|
| I entitle |
| you entitle |
| he/she/it entitles |
| we entitle |
| you entitle |
| they entitle |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I entitled |
| you entitled |
| he/she/it entitled |
| we entitled |
| you entitled |
| they entitled |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am entitling |
| you are entitling |
| he/she/it is entitling |
| we are entitling |
| you are entitling |
| they are entitling |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have entitled |
| you have entitled |
| he/she/it has entitled |
| we have entitled |
| you have entitled |
| they have entitled |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was entitling |
| you were entitling |
| he/she/it was entitling |
| we were entitling |
| you were entitling |
| they were entitling |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had entitled |
| you had entitled |
| he/she/it had entitled |
| we had entitled |
| you had entitled |
| they had entitled |
| Future |
|---|
| I will entitle |
| you will entitle |
| he/she/it will entitle |
| we will entitle |
| you will entitle |
| they will entitle |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have entitled |
| you will have entitled |
| he/she/it will have entitled |
| we will have entitled |
| you will have entitled |
| they will have entitled |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be entitling |
| you will be entitling |
| he/she/it will be entitling |
| we will be entitling |
| you will be entitling |
| they will be entitling |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been entitling |
| you have been entitling |
| he/she/it has been entitling |
| we have been entitling |
| you have been entitling |
| they have been entitling |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been entitling |
| you will have been entitling |
| he/she/it will have been entitling |
| we will have been entitling |
| you will have been entitling |
| they will have been entitling |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been entitling |
| you had been entitling |
| he/she/it had been entitling |
| we had been entitling |
| you had been entitling |
| they had been entitling |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would entitle |
| you would entitle |
| he/she/it would entitle |
| we would entitle |
| you would entitle |
| they would entitle |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have entitled |
| you would have entitled |
| he/she/it would have entitled |
| we would have entitled |
| you would have entitled |
| they would have entitled |
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| Verb | 1. | entitle - give the right to; "The Freedom of Information Act entitles you to request your FBI file" authorise, empower, authorize - give or delegate power or authority to; "She authorized her assistant to sign the papers" |
| 2. | entitle - give a title to proclaim - declare formally; declare someone to be something; of titles; "He was proclaimed King" call, name - assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to; "They named their son David"; "The new school was named after the famous Civil Rights leader" | |
| 3. |  entitle - give a title to someone; make someone a member of the nobilityelevate, kick upstairs, promote, upgrade, advance, raise - give a promotion to or assign to a higher position; "John was kicked upstairs when a replacement was hired"; "Women tend not to advance in the major law firms"; "I got promoted after many years of hard work" baronetise, baronetize - confer baronetcy upon; "He was baronetized for his loyalty to the country" lord - make a lord of someone knight, dub - raise (someone) to knighthood; "The Beatles were knighted" |
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entitle
verb
1. give the right to, allow, enable, permit, sanction, license, qualify for, warrant, authorize, empower, enfranchise, make eligible Your contract entitles you to a full refund.
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entitle
verb1. To give a name or title to:
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Translations
يُعْطي حَقّا، يُخَوِّلُيُعْطي عُنْوانا
berettigegive titlenkalde
címet adfeljogosít
nefna, kallaveita réttindi til
duoti teisę
dot nosaukumudot tiesībaslikt virsrakstupilnvarot
mať právo
ad vermek-e hak vermek
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entitle
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entitle
(inˈtaitl) verb1. to give (a person) a right (to, or to do, something). You are not entitled to free school lunches; He was not entitled to borrow money from the cash box.
2. to give to (a book etc) as a title or name. a story entitled `The White Horse'.
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