Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense accredits, present participle accrediting, past tense, past participle accredited
1. verb [usually passive]
If an educational qualification or institution is accredited, it is officially declared to be of an approved standard.
[formal]
This degree programme is fully accredited by the Institution of Electrical Engineers. [beVERB-ed]
...an accredited college of Brunel University. [VERB-ed]
Synonyms: approve, support, back, commission More Synonyms of accredit
accreditation (əkredɪteɪʃən)uncountable noun
This is the body responsible for the accreditation of MBA courses.
2. verb [usually passive]
If someone such as a diplomat or journalist is accreditedto a particular job or place, they are officially recognized as having that job, or the right to be in that place.
[formal]
Foreign ambassadors who have been accredited to the Court of St James's will be invited. [beV-ed to n]
The organisations protested that the delegates they had chosen were not being accredited. [beVERB-ed]
...fully accredited diplomats. [VERB-ed]
accreditationuncountable noun
Media representatives should arrive at the Press Centre by 11:40 to obtain accreditation.
More Synonyms of accredit
accredit in British English
(əˈkrɛdɪt)
verb(transitive)
1.
to ascribe or attribute
2.
to give official recognition to; sanction; authorize
3.
to certify or guarantee as meeting required standards
4. (often foll byat or to)
a.
to furnish or send (an envoy, etc) with official credentials
b.
to appoint (someone) as an envoy, etc
5. New Zealand
to pass (a candidate) for university entrance on school recommendation without external examination
there are six accrediting schools in the area
Derived forms
accreditation (acˌcrediˈtation)
noun
Word origin
C17: from French accréditer, from the phrase mettre à crédit to put to credit
accredit in American English
(əˈkrɛdɪt)
verb transitive
1.
to bring into credit or favor
2.
to authorize; give credentials to
an accredited representative
3.
to believe in; take as true
4.
to certify as meeting certain set standards
colleges may be accredited by regional associations
5.
to attribute; credit
an action accredited to him
SIMILAR WORDS: ˈauthorˌize
Derived forms
accreditation (acˌcrediˈtation)
noun
Word origin
Fr accréditer, to give credit or authority < à, to + crédit, credit
Examples of 'accredit' in a sentence
accredit
Seeing an officially accredited hero in the flesh.
Len Deighton Bomber
Must provide evidence they are studying with a accredited college.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Those keen to study in the UK must provide evidence of a place at an accredited college or university.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Back in 2006, it was incredibly easy to set yourself up as an accredited college.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
In other languages
accredit
British English: accredit VERB
If an educational qualification or institution is accredited, it is officially declared to be of an approved standard.
This degree programme is fully accredited by the Institution of Electrical Engineers.
American English: accredit
Brazilian Portuguese: reconhecer
Chinese: 认证
European Spanish: homologar
French: accrédité
German: anerkennen
Italian: riconoscere
Japanese: 認定する
Korean: 승인하다
European Portuguese: reconhecer
Latin American Spanish: homologar
1 (verb)
Definition
to give official recognition to
The degree programme is fully accredited by the Institute of Engineers.
Synonyms
approve
MPs approved the bill by a majority of 97.
support
I've supported Newcastle all my life.
back
He is backed by the civic movement.
commission
You can commission them to paint something especially for you.
champion
He passionately championed the poor.
favour
We favour greater protection of the environment.
guarantee
promote
His country will do everything possible to promote peace.
recommend
He recommended me for a promotion.
appoint
recognize
Eisenhower recognized the Castro government at once.
sanction
He may seem ready to sanction the use of force.
advocate
They advocate fewer government controls on business.
license
the council can license a U.S. company to produce the drug
endorse
I can endorse this statement wholeheartedly.
warrant
The allegations are serious enough to warrant an investigation.
authorize
We are willing to authorize a police raid.
ratify
They have yet to ratify the treaty.
empower
The trustees of the museum are empowered to sell items from its collection.
certify
They have certified the document as genuine.
entrust
vouch for
Kim's mother agreed to vouch for Maria and get her a job.
depute
A sub-committee was deputed to investigate the claims.
2 (verb)
Definition
to attribute (a quality or an action) to (a person)
The discovery of runes is, in Norse mythology, accredited to Odin.
Synonyms
attribute
They attribute their success to external causes such as luck.
credit
assign
Assign the letters of the alphabet their numerical values.
ascribe
Journalists ascribed voter apathy to distrust of the government.
trace to
put down to
lay at the door of
Additional synonyms
in the sense of advocate
Definition
to recommend a course of action publicly
They advocate fewer government controls on business.
Synonyms
recommend,
support,
champion,
encourage,
propose,
favour,
defend,
promote,
urge,
advise,
justify,
endorse,
campaign for,
prescribe,
speak for,
uphold,
press for,
argue for,
commend,
plead for,
espouse,
countenance,
hold a brief for (informal)
in the sense of ascribe
Definition
to attribute, as to a particular origin
Journalists ascribed voter apathy to distrust of the government.
Synonyms
attribute,
credit,
refer,
charge,
assign,
put down,
set down,
impute
in the sense of assign
Definition
to attribute to a specified cause
Assign the letters of the alphabet their numerical values.