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entitle
Found in thesaurus: empower, authorize, authorise, name, call, promote, raise, advance, kick upstairs, elevate, upgrade
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entitle
v.
give a title to (i.e. a book, painting, etc.); grant a right or claim to something
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entitle
Verb
1. give the right to; "The Freedom of Information Act entitles you to request your FBI file"
(hypernym) empower, authorise, authorize
(derivation) entitlement
2. give a title to
(synonym) title
(hypernym) name, call
(hyponym) proclaim
3. give a title to someone; make someone a member of the nobility
(synonym) ennoble, gentle
(hypernym) promote, upgrade, advance, kick upstairs, raise, elevate
(hyponym) baronetize, baronetise
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entitle
v.
oprávnit
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entitle
Czas.
uprawniać; upoważniać; mam prawo
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Entitle
(v. t.)
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 "Commentaries;" to entitle a man "Honorable."
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 "Commentaries;" to entitle a man "Honorable."
(v. t.)
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.
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.
(v. t.)
To attribute; to ascribe.
To attribute; to ascribe.
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