entitle
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Anglo-Norman entitler, from Old French entiteler, (French intituler), from Late Latin intitulāre.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation, Standard Southern British) IPA(key): /ɪnˈtaɪtəl/, /ənˈtaɪ.təl/, /ɛnˈtaɪ.təl/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
- (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /ɪnˈtaɪtəl/, [ɪnˈtaɪɾəl], /ənˈtaɪtəl/, [ənˈtaɪɾəl], /ɛnˈtaɪ.təl/, [ɛnˈtaɪ.ɾəl]
- Rhymes: -aɪtəl
Verb
entitle (third-person singular simple present entitles, present participle entitling, simple past and past participle entitled)
- To give a title to.
- The deed entitled her to an undivided interest in the property.
- To dignify by an honorary designation.
- To give power or authority (to do something).
- A passport entitles the bearer to travel to other countries.
- To give rightful ownership.
- To give a title to a book, film, play, etc.
- His autobiography, entitled Life of a Driver, was a best-seller.
Synonyms
- (give a title to): designate, name; see also Thesaurus:denominate
- (dignify by an honorary designation): elevate, ennoble, invest
- (give power, authority): empower, enable, qualify
- (give rightful ownership):
- (give a title to a book): name
Derived terms
Translations
to give a title to
to dignify by an honorary designation
to bestow the right to do something
|
to give a title to a book etc.
|
- The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout § Translations.
Translations to be checked
Anagrams
Categories:
- English terms derived from Anglo-Norman
- English terms derived from Old French
- English terms derived from Late Latin
- English 3-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- English terms with audio pronunciation
- Rhymes:English/aɪtəl
- Rhymes:English/aɪtəl/3 syllables
- English lemmas
- English verbs
- English terms with usage examples