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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.

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RELATED WORDS

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

Nearby words

  1. accoutre,
  2. accoutrement,
  3. accoutrements,
  4. accra,
  5. accrd.,
  6. accreditation,
  7. accredited,
  8. accrementition,
  9. accrescence,
  10. accrescent

Origin of accredit

1610–20; earlier acredit < Middle French acrediter. See ac-, credit
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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)
  1. to furnish or send (an envoy, etc) with official credentials
  2. 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
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