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Meaning of 'accredit' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Accredit [ v. t.]
- 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 credit; to put trust in.
- To credit; to vouch for or consider (some one) as doing something, or (something) as belonging to some one.

Meaning of 'accredit' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . accredit [ v]
Meaning (1):
- grant credentials to
Example in sentence:
  • recognize an academic degree;
  • The Regents officially recognized the new educational institution
Meaning (2):
- ascribe an achievement to
Example in sentence:
  • She was not properly credited in the program

Nearby Words:

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