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entitle
[ en-tahyt-l ]
verb (used with object)
- to give (a person or thing) a title, right, or claim to something; furnish with grounds for laying claim:
His executive position entitled him to certain courtesies rarely accorded others.
Synonyms: ,
- to call by a particular title or name:
was the book entitled?
- to designate (a person) by an honorary title.
entitle
/ ɪˈٲɪə /
verb
- to give (a person) the right to do or have something; qualify; allow
- to give a name or title to
- to confer a title of rank or honour upon
Derived Forms
- ˈپٱԳ, noun
Other Word Forms
- ··پ·ٱ verb (used with object) preentitled preentitling
- ܲ··پ·ٱ verb (used with object) subentitled subentitling
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of entitle1
Example Sentences
It added that "a number of casualties" had been documented as "civilian martyrs", meaning they have been unjustly killed and entitling them to compensation.
Abbas - who has spent almost a third of his life in jail - has already admitted to his role in the heist, and even wrote a memoir entitled I Held Up Kim Kardashian.
“Everyone is entitled to work in a space where they don't have to manage the emotions of individuals who disrespect them,” said Kelsey Szamet, an award-winning employment lawyer.
"Tony is entirely entitled to come in there and fire into everybody," Exeter head coach Rob Hunter said.
Reform UK's candidate to be the mayor of Greater Lincolnshire is entitled to stand in the contest after she was challenged over her right to do so, an electoral official has said.
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