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Entitle

//ənˈtaɪtəl// verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To give a title to.

    "The deed entitled her to an undivided interest in the property."

  2. 2
    give a title to wordnet
  3. 3
    To dignify by an honorary designation.
  4. 4
    give a title to someone; make someone a member of the nobility wordnet
  5. 5
    To give power or authority (to do something).

    "A passport entitles the bearer to travel to other countries."

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  1. 6
    give the right to wordnet
  2. 7
    To give rightful ownership.
  3. 8
    To give a title to a book, film, play, etc.

    "His autobiography, entitled Life of a Driver, was a best-seller."

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman entitler, from Old French entiteler, (French intituler), from Late Latin intitulāre.

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