entitles

verb

present tense third-person singular of entitle
1
as in authorizes
to give a right to the card entitles my grandmother to the discount for senior citizens

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2
as in calls
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 entitles Whether that entitles him to the money is less cut and dried, attorneys say. — Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2026 His studio deal with Universal Television — a ‘Spielberg deal,’ as one leading Hollywood attorney put it — entitles him to half of his shows’ profits. — Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026 Your membership entitles you to a huge range of discounts, insights, and opportunities. — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 20 July 2026 The lesson of Taylor is not that holding a powerful office entitles someone to go unchallenged. — Bobby Zirkin, Baltimore Sun, 10 June 2026 At the time, according to the New York Times, Sotheby’s was selling the work without a guarantee, an agreement that entitles the seller to a sum whether or not the work finds a buyer. — Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 13 Apr. 2026 In its recent decision, the court has sided with a Colorado Christian therapist who argued that her right to free speech entitles her to counsel adolescents toward heterosexuality. — Donna Lamb, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026 And a fight between Morris and the church over whether an employment agreement entitles him and his wife to between $600,000 and $800,000 annually is playing out in state court in Tarrant County as well as in Christian arbitration before the Ambassadors of Reconciliation. — Michelle Casady, Dallas Morning News, 16 Mar. 2026 Fink’s deal entitles him to an undisclosed percentage of carry incentive distributions from a composite bucket of 10 of BlackRock’s flagship private market funds that raised capital in 2024. — Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 30 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for entitles
  1. authorizes
  2. calls
  3. qualifies
  4. nominates
  5. enables
  6. designates
  7. empowers
  8. names
Verb
  • Bianco and his allies insist the difference is evidence of maleficence, and that criminal law authorizes the sheriff to sidestep the state’s detailed election code and the attorney general’s sweeping authority to get to the bottom of it.
    — Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2026
  • The order also authorizes the Justice Department to challenge state vaccine regulations deemed insufficiently respectful of parental objections.
    — The Week US, TheWeek, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of authorizes
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  • West, an Alaska cardiac nurse, calls him Gabriel and is asking a Texas judge to give her sole conservatorship, which would put medical decision-making in her hands.
    — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 26 Aug. 2026
  • The maid who let the Clue Gang into the room calls the demonstrably quite fallible Philly cops, who arrive in force.
    — Chris Klimek, Vulture, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of calls
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  • Loans, aid and more My fiance still qualifies for Grad PLUS loans.
    — Deane Biermeier, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026
  • The new guidance and the Fayetteville investigation reopen an old and bitter civil rights fight over discipline in the nation's K-12 schools — and what qualifies as discrimination.
    — Cory Turner, NPR, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of qualifies
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  • Even though the president nominates agency leaders, those commissioners are confirmed by the Senate and must not be unfairly punished for exercising independent judgment, Potter said.
    — Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 29 June 2026
  • Trump nominates Cameron Hamilton to lead FEMA, a surprising comeback after the former Navy SEAL was fired last May for defending the agency’s existence amid calls to dismantle it.
    — Gabriela Aoun Angueira, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
Definition of nominates
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  • The denial-of-service attacks meant that hackers pushed massive traffic toward the agency in order to block services, including one that enables citizens to use one login across multiple public services.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 26 Aug. 2026
  • This dual-burner functionality gives you greater control of the temperature and enables two-zone cooking.
    — Olivia Tarantino, Bon Appetit Magazine, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of enables
Verb
  • With the deal, John Malone’s Liberty Broadband ceased to be a direct shareholder in Charter and no longer designates directors for election to the Charter board.
    — Todd Spangler, Variety, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Contrast that with voluntary surrender where the BOP designates the institution and a date is set by the Court (or BOP) for the person to report to prison, at their own expense.
    — Walter Pavlo, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of designates
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  • Supporting Visibility, Confidence, and Agency From Alex’s perspective, this holistic approach empowers women to feel seen, valued, and capable at any age.
    — Nia Bowers, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026
  • ByChristopher Elliott Christopher Elliott is the founder of Elliott Advocacy, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that empowers consumers to solve their problems and helps those who can’t.
    — Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of empowers
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  • The International Hydrographic Organization — of which both the United States and Canada are members — works to ensure that the world’s seas, oceans and navigable waters are surveyed and charted uniformly, and also names some of them.
    — Bill Barrow, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026
  • In addition to Ceja, the suit names two minors as plaintiffs.
    — Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of names

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“Entitles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entitles. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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