vt to attribute; to ascribe.
2. entitle ·vt to give a claim to; to qualify for, with a direct object of the person, and a remote object of the thing; to furnish with grounds for seeking or claiming with success; as, an officer's talents entitle him to command.
3. entitle ·vt to give a title to; to affix to as a name or appellation; hence, also, to dignify by an honorary designation; to denominate; to call; as, to entitle a book "commentaries;" to entitle a man "honorable.".