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entitle

/enˈtaɪtəl/en-TIGH-tuhl
/ɛnˈtaɪtəl/en-TIGH-tuhl

Meaningto give a title

Common meaning: to give a right to

‘in, into’ + ‘a label, inscription’ → entitle

Journey through time

  1. Latintitulus, -ī‘a label, inscription’
  2. Englishentitle‘to give a right to’ · today

en- also in: enjoyenvoyendureenergyenzyme

titl also in: title

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Latin titulus ‘a label, inscription’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry titulus, p. 1875 · dictionary scan

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