entitle

Universal Words verb 1 [oftenpassive] ~ sb to sth to give sb the right to have or to do sth: [VN] You will be entitled to your pension when you reach 65. * Everyone's entitled to their own opinion. * [VNtoinf] This ticket does not entitle you to travel first class. 2 [VN-N] [usuallypassive] to give a title to a book, play, etc: He read a poem entitled 'Salt'.