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Entitling
(gcide) | Entitle \En*ti"tle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Entitled; p. pr. &
vb. n. Entitling.] [OF. entituler, F. intituler, LL.
intitulare, fr. L. in + titulus title. See Title, and cf.
Intitule.]
1. 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."
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That which . . . we entitle patience. --Shak.
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2. 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.
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3. To attribute; to ascribe. [Obs.]
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The ancient proverb . . . entitles this work . . .
peculiarly to God himself. --Milton.
Syn: To name; designate; style; characterize; empower;
qualify; enable; fit.
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