DictionaryentitleGive a title
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

Similar words

title
Title is the more common verb for naming a work.
name
Name applies to people and objects as well as works.