Entitle vs Authorise - What's the difference?

As verbs the difference between entitle and authorise

is that entitle is give a title to while authorise is .

* (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