accredit
Americanverb (used with object)
-
accredits,
present (3rd person singular)
-
accredited,
past participle, past
-
accrediting
present participle
-
to provide or send with credentials; designate officially.
to accredit an envoy.
-
to certify (a school, college, or the like) as meeting all formal official requirements of academic excellence, curriculum, facilities, etc.
-
to make authoritative, creditable, or reputable; sanction.
-
to regard as true; believe.
-
to ascribe or attribute to (usually followed bywith ).
He was accredited with having said it.
-
to attribute or ascribe; consider as belonging.
an invention accredited to Edison.
verb
-
to ascribe or attribute
-
to give official recognition to; sanction; authorize
-
to certify or guarantee as meeting required standards
-
-
to furnish or send (an envoy, etc) with official credentials
-
to appoint (someone) as an envoy, etc
-
-
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
-
accreditationnoun
-
preaccreditverb (used with object)
-
reaccreditverb (used with object)
-
accreditableadjective
Inflected Forms
Participles
Conjugated Forms
Present
-
accreditsimple
-
accreditssimple
-
have accreditedperfect
-
has accreditedperfect
-
am accreditingprogressive
-
are accreditingprogressive
-
is accreditingprogressive
-
have been accreditingperfect progressive
-
has been accreditingperfect progressive
Past
-
accreditedsimple
-
had accreditedperfect
-
was accreditingprogressive
-
were accreditingprogressive
-
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
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
See Examples For:
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
"Oh, madame! you accredit me with much more knowledge than I possess," replied Monsieur Sordeville, smiling with what he intended for an affable expression, which accorded ill with the natural character of his face.
From Fr?d?rique; vol. 1 by Charles Paul de Kock
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
High rates of restraining psychiatric inpatients do not automatically spur any action by federal authorities, California hospital regulators or the Joint Commission, a nonprofit agency that accredits L.A.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2023
Once a court accredits a person’s status as potential victim, that person will receive personalized and free legal assistance, Llop said, along with the ability to seek economic aid and help with housing.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 29, 2022
I am unable to account for the record which accredits him with thirteen months' and eighteen days' service at German Flats, New York.
From Colonel John Brown, of Pittsfield, Massachusetts, the Brave Accuser of Benedict Arnold by Archibald Murray Howe
And what of her plans, if any, now that she’s accredited in the kitchen?
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 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
She said: "The Trust has made significant improvements and it is now nationally accredited for its family-integrated care approach."
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
Of course, the same criticism could be leveled against America’s fully accredited four-year colleges.
From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove
If the ABA did lose its accrediting power, law schools affiliated with a university would likely just use the university’s accreditor instead.
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
The act of accrediting; as, letters of accreditation.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Noah Webster
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
