Dictionary Entry
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
- 1transitive 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"
- 2transitive 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.
- 3transitive verb
To attribute; to ascribe.
- 4verb
give a title to
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- 5verb
give a title to someone; make someone a member of the nobility
- 6verb
give the right to
"The Freedom of Information Act entitles you to request your FBI file"
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