accredit

ac·cred·it

A0044900 (ə-krĕd′ĭt)tr.v. ac·cred·it·ed, ac·cred·it·ing, ac·cred·its 1. a. To ascribe or attribute (something) to someone: The invention of the lightning rod is accredited to Franklin.b. To give credit to: the writer who is accredited with having written the piece.2. a. To certify as meeting prescribed standards or requirements, as of a profession: a school that is accredited by the state's board of education.b. To supply with credentials or authority, as of a government: accredit an envoy. See Synonyms at authorize.

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[French accréditer : a-, to (from Latin ad-; see ad-) + crédit, credit (from Old French; see credit).]

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ac·cred′it·a·ble adj.

accredit

(əˈkrɛdɪt) vb (tr) 1. to ascribe or attribute2. to give official recognition to; sanction; authorize3. to certify or guarantee as meeting required standards4. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a. to furnish or send (an envoy, etc) with official credentialsb. to appoint (someone) as an envoy, etc5. (Education) NZ to pass (a candidate) for university entrance on school recommendation without external examination: there are six accrediting schools in the area. [C17: from French accréditer, from the phrase mettre à crédit to put to credit] acˌcrediˈtation n

ac•cred•it

(əˈkrɛd ɪt)

v.t. 1. to ascribe or attribute; credit. 2. to provide or send with credentials; designate officially: to accredit an envoy. 3. to certify (a school or college) as meeting official requirements for academic excellence, curriculum, facilities, etc. 4. to make authoritative, creditable, or reputable; sanction. 5. to regard as true; believe. [1610–20; earlier acredit < Middle French acrediter. See ac-, credit] ac•cred′it•a•ble, adj. ac•cred`i•ta′tion, ac•cred′it•ment, n.

accredit

Past participle: accredited
Gerund: accrediting

Imperative
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Present
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we accredit
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Preterite
I accredited
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Present Continuous
I am accrediting
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Present Perfect
I have accredited
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Past Continuous
I was accrediting
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Past Perfect
I had accredited
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Future
I will accredit
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Future Perfect
I will have accredited
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we will have accredited
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Future Continuous
I will be accrediting
you will be accrediting
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Present Perfect Continuous
I have been accrediting
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we have been accrediting
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Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been accrediting
you will have been accrediting
he/she/it will have been accrediting
we will have been accrediting
you will have been accrediting
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Past Perfect Continuous
I had been accrediting
you had been accrediting
he/she/it had been accrediting
we had been accrediting
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Conditional
I would accredit
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Past Conditional
I would have accredited
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Thesaurus

Verb	1.	accredit - grant credentials to; "The Regents officially recognized the new educational institution"; "recognize an academic degree"recognise, recognizelicence, license, certify - authorize officially; "I am licensed to practice law in this state"
	2.	accredit - provide or send (envoys or embassadors) with official credentialsForeign Service - the part of the State Department that supplies diplomats for the United States embassies and consulates around the worldappoint, charge - assign a duty, responsibility or obligation to; "He was appointed deputy manager"; "She was charged with supervising the creation of a concordance"
	3.	accredit - ascribe an achievement to; "She was not properly credited in the program"creditascribe, attribute, impute, assign - attribute or credit to; "We attributed this quotation to Shakespeare"; "People impute great cleverness to cats"

accredit

verb1. approve, support, back, commission, champion, favour, guarantee, promote, recommend, appoint, recognize, sanction, advocate, license, endorse, warrant, authorize, ratify, empower, certify, entrust, vouch for, depute The degree programme is fully accredited by the Institute of Engineers.2. attribute, credit, assign, ascribe, trace to, put down to, lay at the door of The discovery of runes is, in Norse mythology, accredited to Odin.

accredit

verb1. To regard as belonging to or resulting from another:ascribe, assign, attribute, charge, credit, impute, lay, refer.2. To give authority to:authorize, commission, empower, enable, entitle, license, qualify.

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