accredit

ac·cred·it  (-krdt)

tr.v. ac·cred·it·ed, ac·cred·it·ing, ac·cred·its

1. To ascribe or attribute to; credit with.

2.

a. To supply with credentials or authority; authorize. See Synonyms at authorize.

b. To appoint as an ambassador to a foreign government.

3.

a. To attest to and approve as meeting a prescribed standard. See Synonyms at approve.

b. To recognize (an institution of learning) as maintaining those standards requisite for its graduates to gain admission to other reputable institutions of higher learning or to achieve credentials for professional practice.

4. To believe.

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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·credit·a·ble adj.

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accredit [əˈkrɛdɪt]

vb (tr)

1. to ascribe or attribute

2. to give official recognition to; sanction; authorize

3. to certify or guarantee as meeting required standards

4. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (often foll by at or to)

a.  to furnish or send (an envoy, etc.) with official credentials

b.  to appoint (someone) as an envoy, etc.

5. (Social Science / Education) NZ to pass (a candidate) for university entrance on school recommendation without external examination there are six accrediting schools in the area

[from French accréditer, from the phrase mettre à crédit to put to credit]

accreditation  n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	accredit - grant credentials to; "The Regents officially recognized the new educational institution"; "recognize an academic degree" recognise, recognize licence, license, certify - authorize officially; "I am licensed to practice law in this state"
	2.	accredit - provide or send (envoys or embassadors) with official credentials Foreign Service - the part of the State Department that supplies diplomats for the United States embassies and consulates around the world appoint, 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" credit ascribe, attribute, impute, assign - attribute or credit to; "We attributed this quotation to Shakespeare"; "People impute great cleverness to cats"

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accredit

verb

1. 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.

Translations

accredit [əˈkredɪt] VT

1. (= credit) → atribuir (to a) to accredit a quality to sb; accredit sb with a quality → atribuir una cualidad a algn

2. (= recognize) [+ qualification] → reconocer(oficialmente); [+ representative, body] → autorizar, acreditar

3. (= appoint) → acreditar
to accredit an ambassador to → acreditar a algn como embajador en

accredit [əˈkrɛdɪt] vt

(= endorse) [+ degree, qualification, college, laboratory, institution] → habiliter

[+ diplomat, journalist, representative] → accréditer
to be accredited to sth → être accrédité(e) auprès de qch

accredit

vt

ambassador, representative → akkreditieren (form), → beglaubigen

(= approve officially) → zulassen, genehmigen; herd → staatlich überwachen; educational institution → anerkennen; (= establish) belief, custom → anerkennen; accredited agent → bevollmächtigter Vertreter

(= ascribe, attribute) → zuschreiben (to sb jdm)