accredit

[uh-kred-it]

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verb (used with object)

to ascribe or attribute to (usually followed by with): He was accredited with having said it.

to attribute or ascribe; consider as belonging: an invention accredited to Edison.

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.

Origin of accredit

1610–20; earlier acredit < Middle French acrediter. See ac-, credit

Related formsac·cred·it·a·ble, adjectiveac·cred·i·ta·tion, ac·cred·it·ment, nounpre·ac·cred·it, verb (used with object)re·ac·cred·it, verb (used with object)re·ac·cred·i·ta·tion, noun

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Related Words for accreditation

sanction, license, certificate, permission, summons, subpoena, passport, permit, ticket, pledge, credential, accreditation, diploma, warranty, right, pawn, authority, tag, pass, guarantee

Examples from the Web for accreditation

Contemporary Examples of accreditation

There is often a failure of regulations within those countries and no accreditation.
The Wild, Wild West of Thai Surrogacy
Emily Shire
August 7, 2014
To complete his accreditation, Hourani needed to show at least one collection off the calendar, as well as a fashion godfather.
Rad Hourani, The First Unisex Couture Designer
Erin Cunningham
January 29, 2014
And journalists who try to tweet, Instagram, or video the Games on their mobile phones will be stripped of accreditation.
The Volgograd Bombings and the Return of Big Terror to Russia
Michael Weiss
January 2, 2014
Seems the University of Phoenix, the nation's largest for-profit "educational" institution, may be set to lose its accreditation.
We Need Conservative Populism, Ctd.
Justin Green
January 9, 2013
But they also claim that fewer than 200 of the 7,000 have sought (voluntary) accreditation—i.e., an embrace of regulations.
Blame Game Underway as Meningitis Outbreak Broadens
Kent Sepkowitz
October 10, 2012

Historical Examples of accreditation

Once accreditation introduces the language game of politics, education distances itself even more from its fundamental mission.
The Civilization of Illiteracy
Mihai Nadin

British Dictionary definitions for accreditation

accredit

verb (tr)

to ascribe or attribute

to give official recognition to; sanction; authorize

to certify or guarantee as meeting required standards

(often foll by at or to)

to furnish or send (an envoy, etc) with official credentials
to appoint (someone) as an envoy, etc

NZ to pass (a candidate) for university entrance on school recommendation without external examinationthere are six accrediting schools in the area

Derived Formsaccreditation, noun

Word Origin for accredit

C17: from French accréditer, from the phrase mettre à crédit to put to credit

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Word Origin and History for accreditation

1806, noun of action from accredit.

accredit

1610s, from French accréditer, from à "to" (see ad-) + créditer "to credit" (someone with a sum), from crédit "credit" (see credit). Related: Accredited; accrediting.