entitle

ɛnˈtaɪtəl

Definition

Conjugation

Definition of entitle - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

rightsgive someone the right to do something

You are entitled to a free meal.

authorize

empower

enable

naminggive a title to a book or work

The book is entitled 'The Great Adventure'.

designate

name

honor

Dated

confer a title of rank or honor

Dated

He was entitled 'Sir' by the queen.

designate

title

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Origin of entitle

Latin, in (in) + titulus (title)

Examples of entitle in a sentence

Membership entitles you to exclusive discounts.
The artist decided to entitle the painting 'Sunset Dreams'.
They will entitle the new series 'Mystery Manor'.
The academy entitled her Dame for her public service.
The ruler entitled the general Duke after the victory.

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French:autoriser, intituler, ...
German:berechtigen, betiteln, ...
Italian:avere diritto, intitolare, ...
Spanish:autorizar, titular, ...
Portuguese:dar direito, intitular, ...
Chinese:赋予, 命名, ...
Japanese:権利を与える, 題する, ...
Arabic:خَوَّلَ, سَمّى, ...
Hebrew:לְהַקְנוֹת זְכוּת לְ, לָתֵת כּוֹתֶרֶת לְ, ...
Russian:давать право, назвать, ...
Ukrainian:надавати право, назвати, ...
Hindi:अधिकार देना, शीर्षक देना, ...
Bengali:অধিকার দেওয়া, নামকরণ করা, ...
Catalan:donar dret a, titular, ...
Czech:opravňovat, nazvat, ...
Danish:berettige, kalde, ...
Dutch:recht geven, betitelen, ...
Greek:δικαιώνω, τιτλοφορώ, ...
Hungarian:feljogosítani, címet adni, ...
Khmer:ផ្តល់សិទ្ធិឱ្យ, ដាក់ចំណងជើង, ...
Korean:권리를 주다, 제목을 짓다, ...
Persian:محق کردن, عنوان دادن, ...
Polish:uprawniać, zatytułować, ...
Portuguese (BR):dar direito, intitular, ...
Romanian:a îndreptăți, a intitula, ...
Swedish:berättiga, betitla, ...
Thai:ให้สิทธิ, ตั้งชื่อ, ...
Turkish:hak vermek, adlandırmak, ...
Vietnamese:cho quyền, đặt tên, ...

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