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 Around 70 yards from goal, Mbuku was being pursued by Sherzod Nasrullaev and reached back with an arm to protect his space, which he was entitled to do. — Graham Scott, New York Times, 22 July 2026 Rodríguez, however, was excluded from that judgment while the court awaited guidance from the executive branch on whether she was entitled to immunity as Venezuela’s sitting head of state. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 22 July 2026 According to the petition, Ledward is entitled to 50 percent of the estate because Chadwick died without a will approximately six days after they got married in 2020. — Leigh Blickley, Entertainment Weekly, 22 July 2026 Nintendo stands to recover a fortune, but the company is rejecting the notion that US consumers should be entitled to the funds. — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 21 July 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
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  • Smith was not authorized to do such training, Swinehart alleges.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 18 July 2026
  • The council also authorized the city manager to approve change orders of up to 10% of the contract.
    — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 18 July 2026
Definition of authorize
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  • Harvick, who on May 19th was named to the latest class in the NASCAR Hall Of Fame and will be inducted next January, believes his first Brickyard 400 win on August 3, 2003, served as the launching pad to his Hall of Fame career.
    — Bruce Martin, Forbes.com, 24 July 2026
  • Wang Hong and Deng Yu were named Thursday as among four laureates of the top prize, which is awarded every four years to outstanding mathematicians under 40 by the International Mathematical Union.
    — Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 24 July 2026
Definition of name
Verb
  • But the 18 young mothers served through Citrus’ child welfare contract do not qualify for that program because they are not involved with the court system through probation, post-commitment supervision or other juvenile justice pathways.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026
  • No single company can qualify as both women-owned and minority-owned, and the businesses must have a presence in Kansas City.
    — Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 23 July 2026
Definition of qualify
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  • Most famously, in 1966 the trophy was found underneath a hedge by a dog called Pickles a week after thieves had taken it from Westminster Central Hall, London, following England’s victory.
    — Eduardo Tansley, New York Times, 19 July 2026
  • Also, this year all three nights will just be called the Emmys.
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 18 July 2026
Definition of call
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  • Launched last year, Cascade has already enabled clients to secure significant projects, validating its approach.
    — David Prosser, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
  • Some of it, though, was enabled by new-age American stadiums.
    — Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 21 July 2026
Definition of enable
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  • Shue went on to star in many films, including Adventures of Babysitting (1987), Back to the Future II (1989), Back to the Future III (1990) and Leaving Las Vegas (1995), for which she was nominated for an Oscar for Best Actress.
    — Andrea Wurzburger, PEOPLE, 18 July 2026
  • The party nominated Dan Cox to challenge Moore in the general election in November.
    — Torrey Snow, Baltimore Sun, 18 July 2026
Definition of nominate
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  • The structure permits that disagreement to be expressed numerically.
    — Shivaram Rajgopal, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
  • But under the country’s Food Sanitation Act, only 10 insect species, including grasshoppers and silkworms, are permitted for human consumption.
    — Gawon Bae, CNN Money, 23 July 2026
Definition of permit
Verb
  • This year, all of the shares designated for foundations are associated with, or run by, his family.
    — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 17 July 2026
  • The annual food holiday falls on the third Sunday of July each year after President Ronald Reagan officially designated it as National Ice Cream Day in 1984.
    — Angela Rodriguez, Sacbee.com, 17 July 2026
Definition of designate

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