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entitle

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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • \in-ˈtī-təl, en-\
    • /ɪnˈtaɪtl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • \in-ˈtī-təl, en-\

Definitions of entitle word

  • noun entitle Give (someone) a legal right or a just claim to receive or do something. 1
  • transitive verb entitle give right to 1
  • transitive verb entitle name 1
  • verb entitle If you are entitled to something, you have the right to have it or do it. 0
  • verb entitle If the title of something such as a book, film, or painting is, for example, 'Sunrise', you can say that it is entitled 'Sunrise'. 0
  • verb entitle to give (a person) the right to do or have something; qualify; allow 0
See all 11 definitions of entitle

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Parts of speech for Entitle

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Entitle

entitle popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for entitle

verb entitle

  • enable — Give (someone or something) the authority or means to do something.
  • allow — If someone is allowed to do something, it is all right for them to do it and they will not get into trouble.
  • permit — to allow to do something: Permit me to explain.
  • authorise — to give authority or official power to; empower: to authorize an employee to sign purchase orders.
  • authorize — If someone in a position of authority authorizes something, they give their official permission for it to happen.
All 30 Synonyms of entitle

Antonyms for entitle

verb entitle

  • debar — If you are debarred from doing something, you are prevented from doing it by a law or regulation.
  • deny — When you deny something, you state that it is not true.
  • disallow — to refuse to allow; reject; veto: to disallow a claim for compensation.
  • refuse — to decline to accept (something offered): to refuse an award.
  • reject — to refuse to have, take, recognize, etc.: to reject the offer of a better job.
All 6 Antonyms of entitle

Top questions with entitle

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