verb
entitle
Give a title or name to a work.
The poet entitles her latest collection "Songs from the Valley."
Etymology
The older verb means to give a title. This use preserves the straightforward naming action when a work receives the words by which it will be identified.
More examples
- She entitled her essay "A Place to Belong."
- What should we entitle the final chapter?
- The museum displays a painting entitled "Winter Light."
Forms
entitle · entitles · entitled · entitling