accredit
Americanverb (used with object)
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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
- accreditable adjective
- accreditation noun
- preaccredit verb (used with object)
- reaccredit verb (used with object)
Etymology
Origin of accredit
First recorded in 1610–20; earlier acredit, from Middle French acrediter; ac-, credit
Example Sentences
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Without them, the zoo no longer met Assn. of Zoos and Aquariums standards requiring accredited zoos to have at least three Asian elephants.
From Los Angeles Times
Beth, Laura and the children have now done further, accredited DNA tests which can be used in British courts.
From BBC
The commission has recently updated its code of practice and guidance for electoral observers, which he said would "help accredited observers understand the standards expected of them and how to raise concerns appropriately".
From BBC
I would place academies within six regions in England and Wales, each run by a director and partner them with accredited schools and colleges.
From BBC
An independent panel of accredited arbitrators will then review the case.
From BBC
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