accredited

[ uh-kred-i-tid ]

/ əˈkrɛd ɪ tɪd /

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adjective

officially recognized as meeting the essential requirements, as of academic excellence: accredited schools.

provided with official credentials, as by a government: an accredited diplomatic representative.

accepted as authoritative: an accredited theory.

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Origin of accredited

First recorded in 1625–35; accredit + -ed²

OTHER WORDS FROM accredited

non·ac·cred·it·ed, adjectiveun·ac·cred·it·ed, adjectivewell-ac·cred·it·ed, adjective

Words nearby accredited

accoutrement, accra, accrd., accredit, accreditation, accredited, accrementition, accrescence, accrescent, accrete, accretio cordis

How to use accredited in a sentence

It was the only free, accredited and teacher-led virtual alternative at the time.
My Kids’ School Won’t Reinstate Masks Despite a Recent Surge in COVID Cases. Here’s What I Chose to Do.|by Nicole Carr|August 12, 2021|ProPublica
Japan’s government currently bans visitors from 159 countries, including the United States, unless under “special exceptional circumstances” — a designation that includes accredited members of official Olympic delegations.
Olympians who are nursing moms might have to choose between the Games and their babies|Dave Sheinin|May 20, 2021|Washington Post
Which means that it’s only now, decades later, that a skier looking for an accredited guide can somewhat readily find one.
It’s Time to Embrace Ski Guiding|Marc Peruzzi|February 26, 2021|Outside Online
The poll, conducted online by College Reaction for Axios October 6-7 among 872 college students at accredited four-year universities, was specific in its wording.
Poll: College students are ready to call out people who don’t vote|Jerusalem Demsas|October 16, 2020|Vox

Both Haidak and Doe have been unable to transfer to accredited four-year universities.
Is UMass-Amherst Biased Against Male Students in Title IX Assault Cases?|Emily Shire|August 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
They take multiple choice tests in schools accredited by teams of traveling bureaucrats with clipboards.
The Myth of the Tortured Artist|Shane McAdams|January 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
For that fall, ABA-accredited law schools chose among 71,755 applicants--and there were only 173 accredited schools that year.
Law School Enrollments are Plummeting. What Happens Next?|Megan McArdle|January 18, 2013|DAILY BEAST
They are accredited by a national midwifery organization, the North American Registry of Midwives.
Home Birth: Increasingly Popular, But Dangerous|Michelle Goldberg|June 25, 2012|DAILY BEAST
It is the first expulsion of an officially accredited foreign correspondent in more than a dozen years.
Chen Guangcheng Fears Authorities Will Persecute Relatives He Leaves Behind|Melinda Liu|May 8, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Violation of the immunity due to those who come with this mission, duly accredited, in the form prescribed by international law.
The Philippine Islands|John Foreman
The freckle-faced girl began systematically to fill up the hollow with which she was accredited.
The Campfire Girls of Roselawn|Margaret Penrose
“‘Choose what you want and pay for it,’ is the advice of some accredited sage,” Hadria observed.
The Daughters of Danaus|Mona Caird
But there is a resemblance, and the types are often identical, though the accredited interpretation varies.
Devil-Worship in France|Arthur Edward Waite
The unfortunate woman wished to find a dingue first and be accredited with the discovery.
In Search of the Unknown|Robert W. Chambers