Meanings
present singular third person entitles · participle present entitling · participle past entitled · past entitled · alternative entitule · alternative intitle
- To give rightful ownership.
- To give a title to a book, film, play, etc.
His autobiography, entitled Life of a Driver, was a best-seller.
Synonyms & antonyms
verbTo give a title to.
More synonyms by meaning
verbgive a title to someone; make someone a member of the nobility
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Late Latinintitulāre
- Old Frenchentiteler
- Anglo-Normanentitler
- Englishentitle
From Anglo-Norman entitler, from Old French entiteler, (French intituler), from Late Latin intitulāre.
More words from Anglo-Norman, Old French, Late Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian давам титла, озаглавявам
- давам титла (davam titla)to give a title to
- озаглавявам (ozaglavjavam)to give a title to a book etc.
- давам право (davam pravo)to bestow the right to do something
Catalan titular, intitular
- titularto give a title to
- intitularto give a title to a book etc.
- donar el dretto bestow the right to do something
Dutch benoemen, betitelen
- benoemento give a title to a book etc.
- betitelento give a title to a book etc.
- berechtigento bestow the right to do something
Finnish nimittää, nimittää
- nimittääto give a title to
- nimittääto dignify by an honorary designation
- otsikoidato give a title to a book etc.
- nimetäto give a title to a book etc.
- oikeuttaato bestow the right to do something
- valtuuttaato bestow the right to do something
French intituler, fonder (à)
- intitulerto give a title to a book etc.
- fonder (à)to bestow the right to do something
German betiteln, benennen
- betitelnto give a title to
- benennento give a title to
- den Titel verleihento dignify by an honorary designation
- die Würde verleihento dignify by an honorary designation
- benennento give a title to a book etc.
- betitelnto give a title to a book etc.
- berechtigento bestow the right to do something
- das Recht gebento bestow the right to do something
- das Recht erteilento bestow the right to do something
Italian intitolare
- intitolareto give a title to a book etc.
Polish tytułować, utytułować
- tytułowaćto dignify by an honorary designation
- utytułowaćto dignify by an honorary designation
- zatytułowaćto dignify by an honorary designation
- tytułowaćto give a title to a book etc.
- utytułowaćto give a title to a book etc.
Portuguese intitular
- intitularto give a title to a book etc.
Russian озагла́вливать, дава́ть назва́ние
- озагла́вливать (ozaglávlivatʹ)to give a title to a book etc.
- дава́ть назва́ние (davátʹ nazvánije)to give a title to a book etc.
- дава́ть пра́во (davátʹ právo)to bestow the right to do something
- управомо́чивать (upravomóčivatʹ)to bestow the right to do something
- уполномо́чивать (upolnomóčivatʹ)to bestow the right to do something
Spanish intitular, titular
- intitularto give a title to
- titularto give a title to
- intitularto give a title to a book etc.
- dar derecho ato bestow the right to do something
- diñar fuero ato bestow the right to do something
Swedish betitla
- betitlato give a title to a book etc.
Turkish adlandırmak, izin vermek
- adlandırmakto give a title to a book etc.
- izin vermekto bestow the right to do something
- yetkilendirmekto bestow the right to do something
Ukrainian озагла́влювати, назива́ти
- озагла́влювати (ozahlávljuvaty)to give a title to a book etc.
- назива́ти (nazyváty)to give a title to a book etc.
- дава́ти пра́во (daváty právo)to bestow the right to do something
Vietnamese đặt tên
- đặt tênto give a title to
Welsh teitlo, awdurdodi
- teitloto give a title to
- awdurdodito bestow the right to do something
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with entitle
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Cite this entry
entitle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/entitle
“entitle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/entitle. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “entitle,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/entitle.
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