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entitle
(/E/n't/aI/t/-/l )

verb (v)

  • give the right to(verb.social)
    Example:
    The Freedom of Information Act entitles you to request your FBI file.
    source: wordnet30
  • give a title to(verb.communication)
    Synonym:
    title
    source: wordnet30
  • give a title to someone; make someone a member of the nobility(verb.social)
    Synonym:
    ennoble, gentle
    source: wordnet30
  • 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."(verb)
    source: webster1913
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