accredit
Americanverb (used with object)
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accredits,
present (3rd person singular)
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accredited,
past participle, past
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accrediting
present participle
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to provide or send with credentials; designate officially.
to accredit an envoy.
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to certify (a school, college, or the like) as meeting all formal official requirements of academic excellence, curriculum, facilities, etc.
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to make authoritative, creditable, or reputable; sanction.
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to regard as true; believe.
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to ascribe or attribute to (usually followed bywith ).
He was accredited with having said it.
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to attribute or ascribe; consider as belonging.
an invention accredited to Edison.
verb
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to ascribe or attribute
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to give official recognition to; sanction; authorize
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to certify or guarantee as meeting required standards
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to furnish or send (an envoy, etc) with official credentials
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to appoint (someone) as an envoy, etc
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to pass (a candidate) for university entrance on school recommendation without external examination
there are six accrediting schools in the area
Other Word Forms
Derived Forms
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accreditationnoun
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preaccreditverb (used with object)
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reaccreditverb (used with object)
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accreditableadjective
Inflected Forms
Participles
Conjugated Forms
Present
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accreditsimple
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accreditssimple
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have accreditedperfect
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has accreditedperfect
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am accreditingprogressive
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are accreditingprogressive
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is accreditingprogressive
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have been accreditingperfect progressive
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has been accreditingperfect progressive
Past
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accreditedsimple
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had accreditedperfect
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was accreditingprogressive
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were accreditingprogressive
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had been accreditingperfect progressive
Future
Etymology
Origin of accredit
First recorded in 1610–20; earlier acredit, from Middle French acrediter; see ac-, credit
Example Sentences
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Wimbledon won’t accredit influencers or content creators the way the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
Vienna has so far refused to accredit Taliban-appointed diplomats, although the Austrian government has held direct talks with Taliban authorities over deportations this year.
From Barron's ● Oct. 31, 2025
But scores more accredit Piker for either their radicalization or their de-radicalization.
From Slate ● Feb. 18, 2025
The exams regulator Ofqual will review and accredit the syllabus before it can be taught in schools and colleges.
From BBC ● Dec. 20, 2023
So says the letter, and from my own experience of the ash, I am quite ready to accredit it with special psychic properties, though I cannot state I have ever heard it speak.
From Byways of Ghost-Land by Elliott O'Donnell
For years, the Liaison Committee on Medical Education, which accredits M.D.-granting programs, required medical schools to establish programs “aimed at achieving diversity.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 12, 2026
The union pointed to new staffing standards released by the Joint Commission, a nonprofit that accredits healthcare organizations, that recognized adequate staffing as a component of providing needed care.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2025
Social Work England, which accredits these courses, clearly states the curriculum should be updated to reflect the law.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2024
The book comes from the National Association for the Education of Young Children — the nonprofit professional association for early childhood education, which accredits daycares and preschools.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 23, 2023
But if the character of a leader is pure, suffering accredits him and gives him power.
From The Social Principles of Jesus by Walter Rauschenbusch
And what of her plans, if any, now that she’s accredited in the kitchen?
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
For now, accredited newsrooms and specialized agencies will continue to fact-check misleading content on Facebook, Instagram and Threads.
From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026
Is it a one-hour course you can find online or does it have to be from an accredited university?
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 21, 2026
Even if you deal with what he calls “legitimate” platforms, he said he believes you should be ready to accept a 100% loss as an accredited investor.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
Katie got news of her sister through the official accredited family reporter, the insurance agent.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
“The outcomes produced by Council-accredited law schools are unmatched, and we continue the important work of accrediting law schools as our recognition process proceeds,” Hart said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
They point to the growing number of countries which have conferred de facto recognition by clinching deals, accrediting diplomats, operating embassies, and more.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
EAC also oversees the federal testing and certification program for voting systems, accrediting labs and certifying whether machines meet federal standards known as the Voluntary Voting System Guidelines.
From Salon ● Jul. 11, 2026
Film School violated federal employment requirements and accrediting standards.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2025
The Bishop of Paraguay formally inaugurated the worship of the Virgin of Caacupé, sending forth an episcopal letter accrediting the practice, and promising indulgences to the pilgrims who should visit the shrine.
From Through Five Republics on Horseback, Being an Account of Many Wanderings in South America by G. Whitfield Ray
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