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Moderateentitled
The correct spelling is entitled.
How to pronounce entitled
verb
Say it like: Ent-itl-ed
The correct spelling is entitled. To give a title to. For example: "A passport entitles the bearer to travel to other countries."
Usage Examples
“A passport entitles the bearer to travel to other countries.”
“Her book is entitled 'My Autobiography'.”
“As a natural-born citizen I am entitled to run for president.”
Meanings
verb
- 1.To give a title to.
- 2.To dignify by an honorary designation.
- 3.To give power or authority (to do something).
- 4.To give rightful ownership.
- 5.To give a title to a book, film, play, etc.
adjective
- 1.Having a title.
- 2.Having a legal or perceived moral right or claim to something.
- 3.Convinced of one's own righteousness (self-righteousness) or the justifiability of one's actions or status, especially wrongly so; demanding and pretentious.
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