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- Dictionaryaccredit/əˈkrɛdɪt/
verb
- 1. give credit to (someone) for something: "he was accredited with being one of the world's fastest sprinters" Similar
- 2. (of an official body) give authority or sanction to (someone or something) when recognized standards have been met: "institutions that do not meet the standards will not be accredited for teacher training" Similar Opposite
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ACCREDIT definition: 1. to officially recognize, accept, or approve of someone or something: 2. to officially…. Learn more.
: to recognize (an educational institution) as maintaining standards that qualify the graduates for admission to higher or more specialized institutions or for professional practice. 2. : to consider or recognize as outstanding. an accredited scientist. 3. : attribute, credit. an invention accredited to the company's founder. accreditable.
to provide or send with credentials; designate officially: to accredit an envoy. to 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.
ACCREDITATION definition: 1. the fact of being officially recognized, accepted, or approved of, or the act of officially…. Learn more.
If an educational qualification or institution is accredited, it is officially declared to be of an approved standard.
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 officially recognize, accept, or approve of someone or something: The agency was not accredited by the Philippine Consulate to offer contracts to Filipinos abroad. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Accepting & agreeing. accepting. accommodation. accreditation. agree to something. agree with something. assent. compact. conclusion.
verb. grant credentials to. synonyms: recognise, recognize. see more. verb. provide or send (envoys or embassadors) with official credentials. see more. verb. ascribe an achievement to.
Definition of accredit verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Verb. Filter. verb. accredited, accrediting, accredits. To ascribe or attribute (something) to someone. The invention of the lightning rod is accredited to Franklin. American Heritage. To bring into credit or favor. Webster's New World. To give credit to. The writer who is accredited with having written the piece. American Heritage.
