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entirety n. 1 completeness, unity, totality, wholeness, fullness,<br />

integrity, perfection: Any chance of completing his mission in<br />

its entirety had vanished. 2 whole, sum total, everything, all:<br />

The entirety of the bequest amounted to a million francs.<br />

entitle v. 1 allow, permit, qualify, make eligible, authorize, fit;<br />

enfranchise, license, empower: This document entitles her to<br />

half of the estate. 2 name, title, call, label, nickname, dub,<br />

designate, term; christen, baptize: His first novel was<br />

entitled Out of the Depths .<br />

entity n. 1 thing, object, being, existence, quantity, article,<br />

individual, organism: The emergence of the youth movement as a<br />

separate entity posed problems for the party leadership. 2<br />

essence, real nature, quiddity, quintessence, Metaphysics ens:<br />

Every living creature has a distinct entity.<br />

entrance° n. 1 (right of) entry, access, admission, admittance, entr‚e,<br />

introduction: You need security clearance to gain entrance. 2<br />

entry, entry-way, access, door, gate, passage, way (in);<br />

ingress: The entrance is locked after midnight. 3 arrival,<br />

appearance; coming, entry, coming or going in: Her entrances<br />

were accompanied by cheers. He opposed our entrance into the<br />

war. 4 beginning, start, commencement: Today marks his entrance<br />

into his new duties.<br />

entranceý v. enchant, enrapture, fascinate, bewitch, spellbind,<br />

transport, delight, charm, captivate, enthral, overpower,<br />

mesmerize, hypnotize: He was entranced by her beauty.<br />

entrenched<br />

adj. rooted, deep-rooted, embedded, fixed, (firmly) planted,<br />

established, set, deep-seated, unshakeable, ineradicable,<br />

ingrained: We were unable to combat their entrenched opposition<br />

to the proposals.<br />

entrust v. intrust, trust, charge, assign, delegate, confide: I<br />

entrusted her with my secret.<br />

entry n. 1 access, entrance, entr‚e, admittance, admission: The<br />

burglar gained entry through the skylight. 2 access, entrance,<br />

entry-way, door, inlet, passage, way in: Both entries were<br />

blocked. 3 entrance, arrival, coming or going in: His entry

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