accredit

== English == === Etymology === First attested in the 1610s. From French accréditer, from à (“to”) + to credit, from crédit (“credit”). See credit. === Pronunciation === (US) IPA(key): /əˈkɹɛd.ɪt/ === Verb === accredit (third-person singular simple present accredits, present participle accrediting, simple past and past participle accredited) (transitive) To ascribe; attribute; credit with. Synonyms: chalk up to, impute, put down to; see also Thesaurus:ascribe (transitive) To put or bring into credit; to invest with credit or authority; to sanction. February 17, 1793, William Cowper, letter to Samuel Rose, Esq. His censure will […] accredit his praises. (transitive) To send with letters credential, as an ambassador, envoy, or diplomatic agent; to authorize, as a messenger or delegate. (transitive) To believe; to put trust in. (transitive) To enter on the credit side of an account book. (transitive) To certify as meeting a predetermined standard; to certify an educational institution as upholding the specified standards necessary for the students to advance. (transitive) To recognize as outstanding. (transitive, literally) To credit. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ====