Synonyms for

Entitle

Verb / eˈntaɪtʌl / / ɪˈntaɪtʌl / Another word for entitle — explore alternatives below. For syllable breakdowns and pronunciation, see this word on Syllablesworld.

Definition

To give someone the right to do or have something; to give a title or name to something or someone.

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Example sentences

  1. The winning team will be entitled to a trophy.
  2. Your hard work entitles you to a promotion.
  3. The author is entitled to royalties for every book sold.
  4. The government entitles citizens to certain rights and freedoms.
  5. The company policy entitles employees to a certain number of vacation days each year.

Quotes

  • None are so surely caught, when they are catched, as wit turned fool; folly, in wisdom hatched, hath wisdom's warrant, and the help of school; and wit, like foolish birds, by strange entice are caught unheedful, when they think them free. - William Shakespeare
  • The true secret of giving advice is, after you have honestly given it, to be perfectly indifferent whether it is taken or not, and never persist in trying to set people right. - Hannah Whitall Smith
  • To be positive is to be mistaken at the top of one's voice. - Ambrose Bierce

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