entitle

verb

in-ˈtī-tᵊl How to pronounce entitle (audio)
Definition of entitlenext
1
as in to authorize
to give a right to the card entitles my grandmother to the discount for senior citizens

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2
as in to name
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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Recent Examples of entitle Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) are entitled to host displays on parliament grounds, though all exhibitions must be approved by officials. — Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2026 Full-time employees are also entitled to five weeks, or 25 days of annual leave, and many get more. — Brooke Black, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2026 And yet, as the chants rained and his teammates soared, Young refused to do something that he was entitled to do in the moment. — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 5 Oct. 2026 These error rates measure how much in benefits are paid above or below what families are actually entitled to based on their household size, income and expenses. — Tracy Roof, The Conversation, 5 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for entitle
Recent Examples of Synonyms for entitle
  1. authorize
  2. name
  3. qualify
  4. call
  5. enable
  6. nominate
  7. permit
  8. designate
Verb
  • Likewise, renewable energy in Texas didn’t take off until after the Legislature helped authorize the construction of transmission lines hundreds of miles from the windy western parts of the state to major cities such as Houston and Dallas.
    — Jordan Blum, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2026
  • On Saturday, a missile struck a complex housing terminals 3 and 4 for domestic flights and many people were wounded, a regional official said, speaking on condition of anonymity because they weren’t authorized to speak to the media.
    — Samy Magdy, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2026
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  • The festival has kept inviting Kore-eda back since his debut, and the opening ceremony even featured a piece of music named after him.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026
  • This time last year, India‘s Abundantia Entertainment launched an AI production division named Abundantia AiOn.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of name
Verb
  • By state law, the California State University, California Community Colleges and all higher education institutions that qualify for Cal Grant financial aid must adopt these policies.
    — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Through it all, Pi-o and Jeong-yo’s intense, often tender relationship serves as a throughline, bringing many viewers to question if the Netflix series qualifies as a boys’ love (aka BL) drama.
    — Kayti Burt, Time, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of qualify
Verb
  • It was put on by a company called Candle House, which, though little-known as of yet in the theatrical mainstream, has enough of a cult national reputation that nearly all of the 76 shows sold out pretty much just on word of mouth, at $247 a pop.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026
  • The pop-up, called Sheep, debuted on July 8 in the rooftop restaurant space at the hotel, offering a $95 per person four-course tasting menu focused on open-fire cooking.
    — The Know, Denver Post, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of call
Verb
  • These event listeners enhance accessibility by enabling form submission or closure // when the user presses either the 'Enter' or 'Space' key.
    — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Consider Inside Membership a slick, Uber-like alternative to traditional PR agencies, streamlining the process of bookings, content creation and measurement of ROI, since it’s all enabled by proprietary technology.
    — Miles Socha, Footwear News, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of enable
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  • To determine the best places to eat on the fairgrounds, our friends at The News & Observer asked readers to nominate their favorites.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Produced by Ken Olin, the drama followed the interconnected lives of the Walker family and was nominated for multiple Emmys for the cast which also included Sally Field, Calista Flockhart, Rachel Griffiths, and Matthew Rhys.
    — Justin Kroll, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of nominate
Verb
  • Buyers must be approved by the board and financing is not permitted.
    — Mark David, Robb Report, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Or, if the objective is to assess a student’s knowledge of historical events, an instructor might permit the use of AI for proofreading.
    — Melissa Loble, Forbes.com, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of permit
Verb
  • The remaining nine were designated ammonia-ready, meaning they could be converted to operate on the fuel.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2026
  • In 2016, the federal government designated the Sand to Snow National Monument, 154,000 acres of wildlands that extend from alpine conifer forests in the San Bernadino Mountains to the floor of the Mojave Desert.
    — Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of designate

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“Entitle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entitle. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

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