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 In the case of a split, The Sun reported in 2026 that Beckham would not be entitled to any of the Peltz family fortune. — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Aug. 2026 Stapleton cites a book by the former head of Google’s HR, Laszlo Bock, entitled Work Rules, as being particularly insightful about these dynamics. — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 11 Aug. 2026 It’s long been established by flight attendants and aviation professionals that the middle seat is entitled to both armrests. — Joey Skladany, Travel + Leisure, 11 Aug. 2026 That left Voletta, Evans, Ty’anna, and CJ each entitled to 25 percent of the company’s payouts. — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 11 Aug. 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
  • The four judicial and two security officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the media about the matter.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Aug. 2026
  • As a result, the government extended 10 years of comprehensive identity theft protection to everyone impacted by the breach, authorized by Congress.
    — Alan Henry, PC Magazine, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of authorize
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  • James Bord, the professional poker player and owner of Scottish club Dunfermline Athletic, had initially been named the preferred bidder by administrators on Christmas Eve, only to withdraw from the process in late February.
    — Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The ladies fly off to Vegas and immediately meet a pink stretch Hummer limo and a woman named Bri from Girls Night Out Getaways.
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of name
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  • But with fewer midweek fixtures this season due to their failure to qualify for European football, Alonso’s setup is surely going to adapt depending on the opponents anyway.
    — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Somewhere in all these meetings is WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert, who runs a women's league that still can't settle on who qualifies as a woman.
    — Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of qualify
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  • Meghan personally called animal rights attorney Shannon Keith, who runs the Beagle Freedom Project, after hearing about 4,000 beagles being rescued from overcrowded and unsanitary conditions at the Envigo breeding and research plant in Virginia.
    — Audrey Schmidt, PEOPLE, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Five students between 12 and 13 years old were killed in what officials called the worst school shooting in decades.
    — Mark Morales, CNN Money, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of call
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  • The kind of research that AI might enable carries a lot of promise.
    — Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 10 Aug. 2026
  • His focus is on creating tangible value for customers by enabling data centers around the world to better plan, design, build, operate and scale their facilities.
    — Ciaran Flanagan, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of enable
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  • Damrell and Sapp are among eight appellate justices nominated Friday by Newsom.
    — Haley Parsley August 9, Sacbee.com, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Julian Epstein wrote Democrats have lost their moral authority by nominating El-Sayed.
    — NBC news, NBC news, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of nominate
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  • In addition to the above costs, the controller said the proposal would require a coastal development permit, which may require studies or permit conditions.
    — Tim Fang, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Under national rules, farmers in the Amazon must preserve 80% of their land and may legally clear the remaining 20%, while the moratorium bans any deforestation, even when permitted by law.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of permit
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  • Around 70,000 people used the city’s designated Seine swimming areas in July, according to Paris City Hall, compared with nearly 100,000 during the entire summer last year, suggesting growing public interest in reclaiming the river for recreation.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Aug. 2026
  • In China, where the typhoon is expected to make landfall between late Sunday and early Monday, authorities ​have designated ⁠Dolphin as an orange-category typhoon — the second-highest level.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of designate

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