entitle
[verb]
Synonyms:
- give the right to, allow, authorize, empower, enable, license, permit
- call, christen, dub, label, name, term, title

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Related Words: empower, license, allow, enable, let, permit

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English Thesaurus: allow, let, permit, give somebody permission, give your consent, ...

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

en‧ti‧tle S3 W3 /ɪnˈtaɪtl/ verb [transitive often passive]
[Word Family: noun: title, subtitle, subtitles, entitlement; verb: entitle, subtitle; adjective: titled, subtitled]

1. to give someone the official right to do or have something
be entitled to (do) something
Full-time employees are entitled to receive health insurance.
entitle somebody to something
Membership entitles you to the monthly journal.

2. be entitled something if a book, play etc is entitled something, that is its name:
a documentary entitled ‘The Price of Perfection’

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

allow to say that someone can do something – used about parents, teachers, or people in authority:
They don’t allow students to chew gum in the classroom.
I’m not allowed to stay out after ten o'clock.
let [not in passive] to allow someone to do something. Let is not used in the passive, and is much more commonly used in everyday English than allow:
Will your Mum let you come to the party?
I’ll borrow John’s bicycle, if he’ll let me.
permit formal if something is permitted, it is allowed according to the rules - used especially on written notices and announcements:
Smoking is not permitted anywhere in the building.
give somebody permission used when someone in an important official position decides to allow someone to do something:
He was given special permission to leave school early.
The Home Office has given him permission to stay in Britain indefinitely.
give your consent to say that you will allow someone to do something that will affect you personally, or a member of your family, when you have a legal right to say ‘no’:
Her parents have given their consent to the marriage.
You can’t build on someone’s land without the owner’s consent.
give something the go-ahead to officially allow a planned project or activity to happen:
The government finally gave the go-ahead for a new terminal at Heathrow airport.
A new nuclear plant has been given the go-ahead.
authorize to officially or legally allow someone to do something - used about laws or people:
The UN resolution would authorize the use of force.
I never authorized them to give information about me to other banks.
entitle to give someone the right to do or have something:
The pass entitles you to travel on any bus, at any time, in Norwich.
If the goods are faulty, the customer is entitled to a refund.
sanction formal to give official approval and support for something:
The Truman administration refused to sanction a military attack.
The advertisements were sanctioned by the candidate himself.
have a permit
Do you have a resident's parking permit?
need/require a permit
EU citizens no longer need a permit to work in the UK.
get a permit
You have to get a special permit in order to visit the Saiq plateau.
issue a permit
Up to ten fishing permits are issued each day.
obtain a permit (=more formal than 'get')
Hunters are required to obtain a permit.
apply for a permit
Farmers must apply for permits to use the new chemicals.
a work permit
She had problems getting a work permit for the States.
a parking permit
You’ll need to apply for a residential parking permit.
a travel permit
Palestinians have to obtain a travel permit for travel between the West Bank and the Gaza Strip.
a residence permit (also residency permit especially American English) (=one that allows you to live in a country)
Residence permits will be limited to five years.
an export permit
An export permit is required for the export of this timber.
a gun permit
More than 300,000 civilians, in a country of 6 million, have gun permits.
a fishing permit
To fish you’ll need a rod licence and a fishing permit.

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