entitle
verb
en·ti·tle
in-ˈtī-tᵊl 
en-
entitled; entitling
in-ˈtī-tᵊl-iŋ
-ˈtīt-liŋ,
en-
1
: to give a title to : designate
2
: to furnish with proper grounds for seeking or claiming something
this ticket entitles the bearer to free admission
Examples of entitle in a Sentence
He entitled his book “My Life on Mars.”
the card entitles my grandmother to the discount for senior citizens
Recent Examples on the Web
This order is about one simple thing: should people who have long lived in the United States, who have built lives here with American citizen spouses and very often children, pursuing their own version of the American dream, be allowed to access the process that they are legally entitled to anyway?
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New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 20 June 2024
For more than a year, a battle raged over who was entitled to the land—the former Confederates or the formerly enslaved.
—Essence, 18 June 2024
Totally entitled to do so – with no intention of paying for it.
—Ticked Off, Orlando Sentinel, 17 June 2024
Nowadays, friends, neighbors, strangers, sometimes even relatives feel they are entitled to compensation for their pain and suffering.
—Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 17 June 2024
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New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 20 June 2024
For more than a year, a battle raged over who was entitled to the land—the former Confederates or the formerly enslaved.
—Essence, 18 June 2024
Totally entitled to do so – with no intention of paying for it.
—Ticked Off, Orlando Sentinel, 17 June 2024
Nowadays, friends, neighbors, strangers, sometimes even relatives feel they are entitled to compensation for their pain and suffering.
—Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 17 June 2024
See all Example Sentences for entitle
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“Entitle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/entitle. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
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entitle
verb
en·ti·tle
in-ˈtīt-ᵊl
entitled; entitling
-ˈtīt-liŋ
-ᵊl-iŋ
1
: to give a title to
2
: to give a right to : qualify
the card entitles us to a discount
entitlement
noun
-ᵊl-mənt
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