entitle

entitle is a 7-letter English word with 6 senses as transitive verb and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: 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 "CommentariesHonorable.". Face value is 7 in Scrabble and 9 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

7 letters · Scrabble 7 · Words With Friends 9 · 6 senses

Definitions

1. transitive verb. 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 "CommentariesHonorable."

   "to entitle a man"

2. transitive verb. 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. transitive verb. To attribute; to ascribe.
4. verb. give a title to

   Synonyms: title

5. verb. give a title to someone; make someone a member of the nobility

   Synonyms: ennoble, gentle

6. verb. give the right to

   "The Freedom of Information Act entitles you to request your FBI file"

Synonyms

title, ennoble, gentle

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in entitle:

titlene

Common word forms

entitled, entitles, entitling, entitlement

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