entitle
v.
give a title to (i.e. a book, painting, etc.); grant a right or claim to something
entitle
Verb
1. give the right to; "The Freedom of Information Act entitles you to request your FBI file"
(hypernym) empower, authorise, authorize
(derivation) entitlement
2. give a title to
(synonym) title
(hypernym) name, call
(hyponym) proclaim
3. give a title to someone; make someone a member of the nobility
(synonym) ennoble, gentle
(hypernym) promote, upgrade, advance, kick upstairs, raise, elevate
(hyponym) baronetize, baronetise
Entitle
(v. t.)
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."
(v. t.)
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.
(v. t.)
To attribute; to ascribe.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
About
entitle
v. a.
1. give a title to
نام رکھنا, لقب يا خطاب دينا, موسوم کرنا
2. give a claim to
مستحق کرنا, ذي حق کرنا, مالک کرنا, ادھکار دينا, حق دار کرنا
entitle
Synonyms and related words:
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
Source: Moby Thesaurus, which is part of the
Moby Project created by Grady Ward. In 1996 Grady Ward placed this thesaurus in the public domain.