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en·ti·tle  (n-ttl)
tr.v. en·ti·tled, en·ti·tling, en·ti·tles
1. To give a name or title to.
2. To furnish with a right or claim to something: The coupon entitles the bearer to a 25 percent savings. Every citizen is entitled to equal protection under the law.

[Middle English entitlen, from Old French entiteler, from Medieval Latin intitulre : Latin in-, provide with; see en-1 + Latin titulus, title.]

entitle [ɪnˈtaɪtəl]
vb (tr)
1. to give (a person) the right to do or have something; qualify; allow
2. to give a name or title to
3. to confer a title of rank or honour upon
[from Old French entituler, from Late Latin intitulāre, from Latin titulus title]
entitlement  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.entitle - give the right to; "The Freedom of Information Act entitles you to request your FBI file"
authorise, empower, authorize - give or delegate power or authority to; "She authorized her assistant to sign the papers"
2.entitle - give a title to
proclaim - declare formally; declare someone to be something; of titles; "He was proclaimed King"
call, name - assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to; "They named their son David"; "The new school was named after the famous Civil Rights leader"
3.entitle - give a title to someone; make someone a member of the nobility
elevate, kick upstairs, promote, upgrade, advance, raise - give a promotion to or assign to a higher position; "John was kicked upstairs when a replacement was hired"; "Women tend not to advance in the major law firms"; "I got promoted after many years of hard work"
baronetise, baronetize - confer baronetcy upon; "He was baronetized for his loyalty to the country"
lord - make a lord of someone
knight, dub - raise (someone) to knighthood; "The Beatles were knighted"

entitle
verb
1. give the right to, allow, enable, permit, sanction, license, qualify for, warrant, authorize, empower, enfranchise, make eligible Your contract entitles you to a full refund.
2. call, name, title, term, style, label, dub, designate, characterize, christen, give the title of, denominate an instrumental piece entitled `Changing States'
Translations
entitle [ɪnˈtaɪtl] VT
1. [+ book etc] → titular
the book is entitledel libro se titula ...
2. (= give right) → dar derecho a
to entitle sb to sth/to do sthdar derecho a algn a algo/a hacer algo
to be entitled to sth/to do sthtener derecho a algo/a hacer algo
you are quite entitled to do as you wishtienes todo el derecho a hacer lo que quieras
I think I am entitled to some respectcreo que se me debe cierto respeto

entitle [ɪnˈtaɪtəl] vt (= allow) to entitle sb to do sth → donner à qn le droit de faire qch
to entitle sb to sth → donner droit à qch à qn
see also entitled

entitle
vt
bookbetiteln; it is entitled …es hat den Titel
(= give the right) to entitle somebody to somethingjdn zu etw berechtigen; to compensation, legal aid, holidayjdm den Anspruch auf etw (acc)geben; to entitle somebody to do somethingjdn dazu berechtigen, etw zu tun; to be entitled to somethingdas Recht auf etw (acc)haben; to compensation, legal aid, holidayAnspruch auf etw (acc)haben; to be entitled to do somethingdas Recht haben, etw zu tun; I’m entitled to my own opinionich kann mir meine eigene Meinung bilden; to be entitled to votewählen können, das Wahlrecht haben

entitle [ɪnˈtaɪtl] vt
a. (book, poem) → intitolare
b. (give right) → dare diritto a
this entitles him to a free ticket/to do it → questo gli dà diritto ad un biglietto gratis/a farlo
to be entitled to sth/to do sth → avere diritto a qc/a fare qc
you are quite entitled to do as you wish → sei libero di fare come credi

entitle [ɪnˈtaɪtl] vt
a. (book, poem) → intitolare
b. (give right) → dare diritto a
this entitles him to a free ticket/to do it → questo gli dà diritto ad un biglietto gratis/a farlo
to be entitled to sth/to do sth → avere diritto a qc/a fare qc
you are quite entitled to do as you wish → sei libero di fare come credi

entitle
v entitle [inˈtaitl]
1 to give (a person) a right (to, or to do, something) You are not entitled to free school lunches; He was not entitled to borrow money from the cash box. reg gee op يُعْطي حَقّا، يُخَوِّلُ давам право oprávnit berettige berechtigen δίνω το δικαίωμα dar derecho (a), tener derecho (a), autorizar õigust andma اجازه دادن؛ حق دادن oikeuttaa autoriser (à) לִהיוֹת זַכָּאי अधिकार देना dati pravo na feljogosít memberi hak veita réttindi til autorizzare ~の権利を与える 권리를 주다 duoti teisę dot tiesības; pilnvarot layak het recht geven gi/ha rett til, gjøre/være berettiget uprawniać dar o direito a în­drep­tă­ţi; a avea dreptul (să) давать право mať právo dati pravico imati pravo berättiga ให้สิทธิ ...-e hak vermek 給...權利/資格 давати право واجبی دعوے کو تسلیم کرنا được phép ...
2 to give to (a book etc) as a title or name a story entitled `The White Horse'. roem يُعْطي عُنْوانا озаглавявам nazvat kalde; give titlen titulieren τιτλοφορώ titular pealkirjaks panema نامیدن؛ دارای عنوان کردن nimittää intituler לִקרוֹא שֵׁם उपाधि देना, शीर्षक देना dati ime, nasloviti címet ad memberi judul nefna, kalla intitolare ~と題する (…이라는) 제목을 붙이다 pavadinti likt virsrakstu; dot nosaukumu bertajuk betitelen sette tittel (overskrift) zatytułować intitular-se a intitula озаглавливать nazvať nasloviti nasloviti betitla, kalla ตั้งชื่อ ad vermek 給(書等)題名 давати заголовок عنوان دینا đặt tiêu đề
n enˈtitlement
reg op (besoldiging) إعْطاء حَق، تَخْويل заглавие oprávnění berettigelse; adkomst der Anspruch δικαίωμα derecho voli حق؛ استحقاق oikeus droit(s) נְתִינַת זְכוּת हक pravo na što fel- v. meghatalmazás; jogcím, jogosultság hak veiting nafnbótar; réttur diritto (acquisito) 権利付与 자격 부여 teisės turėjimas tas, uz ko ir tiesības penajukan recht rett; tittel, benevnelse prawo direito drepturi право; наименование oprávnenie pravica zvanično pravo berättigande การตั้งชื่อ hak; adlandırma 權利 право; найменування استحقاق quyền


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When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume, among the Powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.
The fact, however, that this thought did not occur to me until the following day removes any possible right to a claim to heroism to which the narration of this episode might possibly otherwise entitle me.
He is a jealous man and has found the means of disposing of most of those whose blood might entitle them to a claim upon the throne, and whose place in the affections of the people endowed them with any political significance.
 
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