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en·ti·tle
 entitle
- pronunciation:
- ihn
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transitive verb |
| inflections: |
entitled, entitles, entitling |
| definition 1: |
to give a right or legal claim to.
You are not entitled to the proceeds of the sale.Are we entitled to freedom?- similar words:
- allow, authorize, enable, license, permit, privilege, qualify
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| definition 2: |
to give a title to; name.
She entitled the book after a line from Shakespeare.- synonyms:
- name, title
- similar words:
- call, christen, dub, term
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| related words: |
empower, name, sanction, warrant |
| derivation: |
entitlement (n.) |
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