Entitle

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Entitle \En*ti"tle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Entitled}; p. pr. &
     vb. n. {Entitling}.] [OF. entituler, F. intituler, LL.
     intitulare, fr. L. in + titulus title. See {Title}, and cf.
     {Intitule}.]
     1. To give a title to; to affix to as a name or appellation;
        hence, also, to dignify by an honorary designation; to


        denominate; to call; as, to entitle a book "Commentaries;"
        to entitle a man "Honorable."
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              That which . . . we entitle patience. --Shak.
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     2. To give a claim to; to qualify for, with a direct object
        of the person, and a remote object of the thing; to
        furnish with grounds for seeking or claiming with success;
        as, an officer's talents entitle him to command.
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     3. To attribute; to ascribe. [Obs.]
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              The ancient proverb . . . entitles this work . . .
              peculiarly to God himself.            --Milton.
  
     Syn: To name; designate; style; characterize; empower;
          qualify; enable; fit.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  entitle
       v 1: give the right to; "The Freedom of Information Act entitles
            you to request your FBI file"
       2: give a title to [syn: {title}]
       3: give a title to someone; make someone a member of the
          nobility [syn: {ennoble}, {gentle}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  41 Moby Thesaurus words for "entitle":
     allow, authorize, baptize, call, certificate, certify, charter,
     christen, define, denominate, designate, dub, empower, enable,
     enfranchise, fit, franchise, give official sanction, give power,
     identify, label, legalize, legitimize, let, license, name,
     nickname, nominate, patent, permit, privilege, qualify, ratify,
     sanction, specify, style, tag, term, title, validate, warrant