entitle
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transitive verb \in-ˈtī-təl, en-\en·ti·tleden·ti·tling \-ˈtīt-liŋ, -əl-iŋ\
Definition of ENTITLE
1
: to give a title to : designate
2
: to furnish with proper grounds for seeking or claiming something <this ticket entitles the bearer to free admission>
Examples of ENTITLE
- He entitled his book “My Life on Mars.”
- <the card entitles my grandmother to the discount for senior citizens>
Origin of ENTITLE
Middle English, from Anglo-French entitler, from Late Latin intitulare, from Latin in- + titulus title
First Known Use: 14th century
Related to ENTITLE
- Antonyms
- disqualify
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