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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

ENTI'TLE, v.t. [L. titulus, a title.]
1. To give a title to; to give or prefix a name or appellation; as, to entitle a book, Commentaries on the laws of England.
2. To superscribe or prefix as a title. Hence as titles are evidences of claim or property, to give a claim to; to give a right to demand or receive. The labor of the servant entitles him to his wages. Milton is entitled to fame. Our best services do not entitle us to heaven.
3. To assign or appropriate by giving a title.
4. To qualify; to give a claim by the possession of suitable qualifications; as, an officer's talents entitle him to command.
5. To dignify by a title or honorable appelation. In this sense, title is often used.
6. To ascribe.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

v
1: give the right to; "The Freedom of Information Act entitles you to request your FBI file"
2: give a title to [syn: entitle, title]
3: give a title to someone; make someone a member of the nobility [syn: ennoble, gentle, entitle]

Merriam Webster's

transitive verb (entitled; entitling) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French entitler, from Late Latin intitulare, from Latin in- + titulus title Date: 14th century 1. to give a title to ; designate 2. to furnish with proper grounds for seeking or claiming something <this ticket entitles the bearer to free admission>

Oxford Reference Dictionary

v.tr. 1 a (usu. foll. by to) give (a person etc.) a just claim. b (foll. by to + infin.) give (a person etc.) a right. 2 a give (a book etc.) the title of. b archaic give (a person) the title of (entitled him sultan). Derivatives: entitlement n. Etymology: ME f. AF entitler, OF entiteler f. LL intitulare (as IN-(2), TITLE)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Entitle En*ti"tle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Entitled; p. pr. & vb. n. Entitling.] [OF. entituler, F. intituler, LL. intitulare, fr. L. in + titulus title. See Title, and cf. Intitule.] 1. To give a title to; to affix to as a name or appellation; hence, also, to dignify by an honorary designation; to denominate; to call; as, to entitle a book ``Commentaries;'' to entitle a man ``Honorable.'' That which . . . we entitle patience. --Shak. 2. To give a claim to; to qualify for, with a direct object of the person, and a remote object of the thing; to furnish with grounds for seeking or claiming with success; as, an officer's talents entitle him to command. 3. To attribute; to ascribe. [Obs.] The ancient proverb . . . entitles this work . . . peculiarly to God himself. --Milton. Syn: To name; designate; style; characterize; empower; qualify; enable; fit.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(entitles, entitling, entitled) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. If you are entitled to something, you have the right to have it or do it. If the warranty is limited, the terms may entitle you to a replacement or refund... There are 23 Clubs throughout the U.S., and your membership entitles you to enjoy all of them. VERB: V n to n, V n to-inf 2. If the title of something such as a book, film, or painting is, for example, 'Sunrise', you can say that it is entitled 'Sunrise'. Chomsky's review is entitled 'Psychology and Ideology'. ...a performance entitled 'United States'. VERB: usu passive, be V-ed quote, V-ed quote

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

v. a. 1. Name, designate, denominate, style, call, dub, christen. See title. 2. Give a claim to, give a right to, qualify for, fit for.

Moby Thesaurus

allow, authorize, baptize, call, certificate, certify, charter, christen, define, denominate, designate, dub, empower, enable, enfranchise, fit, franchise, give official sanction, give power, identify, label, legalize, legitimize, let, license, name, nickname, nominate, patent, permit, privilege, qualify, ratify, sanction, specify, style, tag, term, title, validate, warrant