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to entitle

to entitle

98 4.2
Give a name to a book, film, or painting
  • verb
  • /ɪnˈtaɪtəl/
: titular
  • Indeed, the article that most clearly presents this perspective is entitled "World Politics as Conflict Resolution."
  • a book entitled 'Title'
  • an article entitled 'Title'
  • an essay entitled 'Title'

He has a new piece out today entitled Biden's Year of Failure.

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Examples

  • One similar story was even entitled "I Was A Child Bride."

    Academic text (2013)

  • Dr. Carnevale is the author of a forthcoming book entitled America in the New Economy.

    Academic text (1990)

  • This episode is going to be entitled Sea of Blood.

  • The article is entitled Interested in China.

  • The last page of the book is entitled Contact the Author.

  • So this video is entitled Short Circuits Theory and Practice.

  • The book on aesthetics is entitled Art as Experience.

  • A new collection of his stories entitled The Picture Frame is forthcoming from Mercer University Press.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • Here is Belden’s Trio off the Blue Note Label with a piece entitled “Extensions in Time.”

    Three Days of Rain (2002)

  • The book on aesthetics is entitled Art as Experience.

Synonyms

to title
vsto entitle
172 1.3

To give a name to a book, film, or work of art

is the same action but used mainly for creative works
to style
vsto entitle
  • Formal
16 5.9

To call a person or thing by a particular name

is limited to naming creative works rather than general naming
to intituled
vsto entitle
  • Archaic
9.9

To give a name that shows what a book or work is about

is the modern form of this naming action

How Named

to entitle
98 4.2
to name
974 1.0
to call
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

entitle infinitive
entitled past
entitled past participle
entitling present participle
entitles third person singular

Morphology

entitle = title (transparent) = en + title

Clear causative formation from 'title': 'to give a title to (a work)' is directly predictable.

Etymology

Entitle comes from en- plus title, where title means 'name'. So, to entitle a book or painting is simply to give it a 'title' or name, which is the modern meaning for naming works.