Ascribe vs Entitle - What's the difference?

As verbs the difference between ascribe and entitle

is that ascribe is to attribute a cause or characteristic to someone or something while entitle is give a title to.

(ascrib)

To attribute a cause or characteristic to someone or something.

One may ascribe these problems to the federal government; however, at this stage it is unclear what caused them.

To attribute a book, painting or any work of art or literature to a writer or creator.

It is arguable as to whether we can truly ascribe this play to Shakespeare.

* attribute * impute

* ascribable

* ----

* (l) (archaic) * intitle (archaic or nonstandard)

(entitl)

give a title to

dignify by an honorary designation.

give authority (to do something)

give rightful ownership

give a title to a book, film, play, etc.

* (give a title to a book) name * designate * empower * qualify * enable

* entitlement