entitle
verb
en·ti·tle in-ˈtī-tᵊl 
en-
entitled; entitling in-ˈtīt-liŋ
-ˈtī-tᵊl-iŋ,
en-
transitive verb
1
: to give a title to : designate
2
: to furnish with proper grounds for seeking or claiming something
this ticket entitles the bearer to free admission
Synonyms
- authorize
- privilege
- qualify
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Example Sentences
He entitled his book “My Life on Mars.” the card entitles my grandmother to the discount for senior citizens
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Bailey Lipschultz, Bloomberg.com, 11 Aug. 2022 The tokens, named KDB4, will entitle their holders to a share of 80% of the gross profits generated from Knight Dragon’s Building 4. Zinnia Lee, Forbes, 21 June 2022 Apple’s standard terms would entitle it to take a 30% share of those sales. Salvador Rodriguez, WSJ, 12 Aug. 2022 The original deal between Novavax and Operation Warp Speed would entitle the U.S. to 100 million doses of the vaccine. Matthew Herper, STAT, 18 July 2022 But that does not entitle you to send him a bill for half of that substantial monetary gift. Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 21 June 2022 At the very least, the commission should have identified the correct profit-split allocation key or explained why any of LuxOpCo’s contributions would necessarily entitle it to a greater return under a contribution analysis, the judgment says. Ryan Finley, Forbes, 13 June 2022 Paying money doesn’t entitle anyone to be abusive to an athlete. Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer, 18 Apr. 2022 Senate Bill 1341, which cleared its first legislative hurdle last week, would entitle high school seniors who fit the definition of homelessness to at least four monthly cash payments between April 2023 and August 2023. Deborah Netburnstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2022 See More
Bailey Lipschultz, Bloomberg.com, 11 Aug. 2022 The tokens, named KDB4, will entitle their holders to a share of 80% of the gross profits generated from Knight Dragon’s Building 4. Zinnia Lee, Forbes, 21 June 2022 Apple’s standard terms would entitle it to take a 30% share of those sales. Salvador Rodriguez, WSJ, 12 Aug. 2022 The original deal between Novavax and Operation Warp Speed would entitle the U.S. to 100 million doses of the vaccine. Matthew Herper, STAT, 18 July 2022 But that does not entitle you to send him a bill for half of that substantial monetary gift. Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 21 June 2022 At the very least, the commission should have identified the correct profit-split allocation key or explained why any of LuxOpCo’s contributions would necessarily entitle it to a greater return under a contribution analysis, the judgment says. Ryan Finley, Forbes, 13 June 2022 Paying money doesn’t entitle anyone to be abusive to an athlete. Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer, 18 Apr. 2022 Senate Bill 1341, which cleared its first legislative hurdle last week, would entitle high school seniors who fit the definition of homelessness to at least four monthly cash payments between April 2023 and August 2023. Deborah Netburnstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from Anglo-French entitler, from Late Latin intitulare, from Latin in- + titulus title
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Kids Definition
entitle
verb
en·ti·tle in-ˈtī-tᵊl
entitled; entitling
1
: to give a title to
2
: to give a right or claim to
Buying a ticket entitles you to a seat.
Legal Definition
entitle
transitive verb
en·ti·tle
entitled; entitling
: to give an enforceable right to claim something
entitles
verb
1
as in authorizes
to give a right to the card entitles my grandmother to the discount for senior citizens Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- authorizes
- qualifies
- enables
- empowers
- permits
- privileges
- allows
- licenses
- endorses
- approves
- lets
- certifies
- ratifies
- legitimizes
- certificates
- enfranchises
- validates
- warrants
- indorses
- licences
- accredits
- sanctions
- recertifies
- charters
- reapproves
- reaccredits
- recharters
- revalidates
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- disqualifies
- forbids
- disables
- disallows
- proscribes
- disenfranchises
- invalidates
- disempowers
- nullifies
- decertifies
- delegitimizes
2
as in nominates
to give a name to apart from the obvious, she couldn't decide what to entitle her painting of a vase with flowers Synonyms & Similar Words
- nominates
- designates
- calls
- names
- dubs
- terms
- labels
- denominates
- titles
- christens
- baptizes
- specifies
- styles
- nicknames
- denotes
- clepes
- stigmatizes
- renames
- brands
- tags
- misnames
- relabels
- mistitles
- miscalls
- rechristens
- surnames
- code-names