entitle

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verb

1. give the right to (Freq. 17)
- The Freedom of Information Act entitles you to request your FBI file
• Derivationally related forms:
entitlement
• Hypernyms:
empower, authorise, authorize
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
- They entitle him to write the letter
2. give a title to (Freq. 6)
• Syn:
title
• Derivationally related forms:
title (for: title)
• Hypernyms:
name, call
• Hyponyms:
proclaim
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
3. give a title to someone;
make someone a member of the nobility
• Syn:
ennoble, gentle
• Derivationally related forms:
ennoblement (for: ennoble)
• Hypernyms:
promote, upgrade, advance, kick upstairs, raise, elevate
• Hyponyms:
baronetize, baronetise, lord, knight, dub
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody