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Verb: entitle  in'tI-t(u)l or en'tI-t(u)l
  1. Give the right to
    "The Freedom of Information Act entitles you to request your FBI file"
     
  2. Give a title to
    "She entitled her new book 'The Mystery of the Blue Pearl'";
    - title
     
  3. Give a title to someone; make someone a member of the nobility
    "The queen entitled her loyal advisor as a duke";
    - ennoble, gentle [archaic]

Derived forms: entitled, entitling, entitles

Type of: advance, authorise [Brit], authorize, be known as, call, christen, elevate, empower, kick upstairs [informal], know as, name, promote, raise, upgrade