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1
to give a right to
- the card entitles my grandmother to the discount for senior citizens
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- empower,
- enable,
- enfranchise,
- license
- (also licence)
- accredit,
- certificate,
- certify,
- charter
- [British],
- ratify
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2
to give a name to
- apart from the obvious, she couldn't decide what to entitle her painting of a vase with flowers
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On the Rightful Use of 'Entitle'
On the Rightful Use of 'Entitle'
You have the entitlement to use 'entitle' for names of things.
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The first known use of entitle was in the 14th century
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