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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The state public health department will be required to accredit agents to certify food products as non-ultraprocessed no later than June 1, 2028.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026
Last year, Florida and five other states established the Commission for Public Higher Education to accredit their public university systems.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 12, 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
That further study may accredit as facts, or at least as founded on facts, some other marvels in that record cannot, except by arrant dogmatism, be pronounced improbable.
From Miracles and Supernatural Religion by James Morris Whiton
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
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
A successful court challenge could leave schools the council accredits in a holding pattern until a final court ruling.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 19, 2022
Their standing in the church accredits their offer of service: the service itself can only be accredited by the Truth and the Lord of Truth, who is the servant of all.
From Annals of a Quiet Neighbourhood by George MacDonald
And what of her plans, if any, now that she’s accredited in the kitchen?
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
"Customers need to take care that any inspector they use is suitably qualified and accredited by a professional body, such as RICS," it added.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 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
They operate under few regulations and are supposed to be only for accredited investors, or those whose net worth or income reaches a certain threshold.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 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
“As a national accrediting body for American law schools, we remain focused on ensuring quality legal education that produces competent, ethical attorneys who are eligible for licensure,” she 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
The class, run by an accrediting organization, teaches the providers about the importance of follow-up care.
From Slate ● Mar. 17, 2024
Now will he say that the proof which he has accepted for the accrediting of the criterion is true, having judged it, or without having judged it?
From Sextus Empiricus and Greek Scepticism by Mary Mills Patrick
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