English Explanatory Dictionary

entitle

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb

To give a title to.
To dignify by an honorary designation.
To give power or authority (to do something).
To give rightful ownership.
To give a title to a book, film, play, etc.

Pronunciation

/ənˈtaɪtəl/ /ənˈtaɪ.təl/ /ɛnˈtaɪ.təl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-entitle.wav

Word forms

entitle entitles entitling entitled entitule intitle

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman entitler, from Old French entiteler, (French intituler), from Late Latin intitulāre.

Synonyms

name give a title to a book designate elevate ennoble invest empower enable qualify

Derived words

disentitle entitlee entitlement misentitle

Translations

Bulgarian: давам право Catalan: donar el dret Dutch: berechtigen Faroese: geva rætt til Finnish: oikeuttaa Finnish: valtuuttaa German: berechtigen German: das Recht geben German: das Recht erteilen Russian: дава́ть пра́во Russian: управомо́чивать Russian: уполномо́чивать Spanish: dar derecho a Spanish: diñar fuero a Turkish: izin vermek Turkish: yetkilendirmek Ukrainian: дава́ти пра́во Welsh: awdurdodi

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