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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ac•cred•it /əˈkrɛdɪt/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object]- Educationto certify as meeting official requirements.
- to provide with credentials:to accredit a diplomatic envoy.
ac•cred•i•ta•tion, n. [uncountable]accreditation of the college. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ac•cred•it (ə kred′it),USA pronunciation v.t. - to ascribe or attribute to (usually fol. 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. - Educationto 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.
- Middle French acrediter. See ac-, credit
- earlier acredit 1610–20
ac•cred′it•a•ble, adj. ac•cred′i•ta′tion, ac•cred′it•ment, n. |