Meaning & use
Entitle
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To give someone a legal or moral right to receive or do something.
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The voucher entitles the bearer to a free coffee.
Completing the course entitles graduates to a professional certification.
A note on using this word
The two common senses of the word, granting a right and giving a name, both trace back to Latin "titulus," meaning "title."
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2. verb
To give a title or name to a book, film, or other work.
She chose to entitle her debut novel "Salt Winds."
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