Entitle vs Encourage - What's the difference?
entitle | encourage |
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.
To mentally support; to motivate, give courage, hope or spirit.
To spur on, strongly recommend.
To foster, give help or patronage
As verbs the difference between entitle and encourage
is that entitle is give a title to while encourage is .entitle
English
Alternative forms
* (l) (archaic) * intitle (archaic or nonstandard)Verb
(entitl)Synonyms
* (give a title to a book) name * designate * empower * qualify * enableDerived terms
* entitlementAnagrams
*encourage
English
Verb
(encourag)- I encouraged him during his race.
- We encourage the use of bicycles in the town centre.
- ''The royal family has always encouraged the arts in word and deed