accredit

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb

To ascribe; attribute; credit with.
To put or bring into credit; to invest with credit or authority; to sanction.
To send with letters credential, as an ambassador, envoy, or diplomatic agent; to authorize, as a messenger or delegate.
To believe; to put trust in.
To enter on the credit side of an account book.
To certify as meeting a predetermined standard; to certify an educational institution as upholding the specified standards necessary for the students to advance.
To recognize as outstanding.
To credit.

/əˈkɹɛd.ɪt/ en-us-accredit.ogg

accredit accredits accrediting accredited

* First attested in the 1610s. * From French accréditer, from à (“to”) + to credit, from crédit (“credit”). * See credit.

chalk up to impute put down to accredit ascribe attach attribute charge draw lay repose

accreditable accreditation accredited accredition accreditive accreditment accredit with deaccredit disaccredit reaccredit

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