disentitle

[ dis-en-tahyt-l ]

verb (used with object)

, dis·en·ti·tled, dis·en·ti·tling.

1. to deprive of title or right.

disentitle

/ ˌdɪsɪnˈtaɪtəl /

verb

1. tr to deprive of a title, right, or claim

Other Words From

• disen·title·ment noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of disentitle¹

First recorded in 1645–55; dis- ¹ + entitle

Example Sentences

To begin with, the Justice Department should announce publicly what standard it applies to decide whether to ask a court to disentitle a defendant.

From Slate

"But why does being good at something, whether sport or music or anything, disentitle you to be treated like everyone else? Other people say, 'if you don't like it, you should leave'. Surely we should be saying, 'if the abuser is abusing the system, they should leave'. "It is true that a lot of celebrities use it to raise their profile.

From BBC

As if the U.K. had not done enough to disentitle itself, as a matter of morality, to hold on to Chagos, there is a judgment to be delivered later this month by the European Court of Human Rights, which may well require that permission be granted to permit the Chagossians to return.

From Newsweek

From bike shop workers and customers alike, I repeatedly heard narratives that implied a failure to pay taxes should disentitle someone to public education or even emergency hospital care.

From The Guardian

This exaggeration of the probable profits of the undertaking would not perhaps alone disentitle the narrator to credit in respect to the other circumstances of his voyage, though his integrity in making the communication might thereby become open to question: but when we look to the asserted facts of his voyage, the truth or falsehood of which must be conclusive as to the character of the narrative itself, we find that they do not correspond in any respect with ascertained facts.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

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