accredit

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

US /əˈkrɛdɪt/ UK /əˈkrɛdɪt/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

verb
to officially recognize or authorize as meeting a required standard

The board agreed to accredit the new medical school.

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Synonyms

1 verb · to officially recognize or... authorize certify sanction endorse license approve recognize

Opposites

disaccreditdiscredit disqualify

Word family

Derived forms accreditationaccredited

Related forms credit credential creditable

Etymology

From French accréditer ('to give credit to'), from a- ('to') + crédit ('credit'), from Latin crēditum ('a loan, thing entrusted'), from crēdere ('to believe, trust').

crēdere Latin

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# accredit

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /əˈkrɛdɪt/
**IPA (UK):** /əˈkrɛdɪt/

## Meanings
1. to officially recognize or authorize as meeting a required standard

## Examples
- The board agreed to accredit the new medical school.

## Synonyms
- authorize
- certify
- sanction
- endorse
- license
- approve
- recognize

## Antonyms
- disaccredit
- discredit
- disqualify

## Derived Forms
- accreditation
- accredited

## Related Forms
- credit
- credential
- creditable

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: crēdere

## Etymology
From French accréditer ('to give credit to'), from a- ('to') + crédit ('credit'), from Latin crēditum ('a loan, thing entrusted'), from crēdere ('to believe, trust').

## AI Etymology
Accredit is a verb meaning "to officially recognize or authorize as meeting a required standard". Historically, it is from French accréditer ('to give credit to'), from a- ('to') + crédit ('credit'), from Latin crēditum ('a loan, thing entrusted'), from crēdere ('to believe, trust'). The visible construction is part of the etymology: accredit is not just an unanalyzed simple word. The historical chain is anchored in Latin crēdere. Close English family members include accreditation, accredited, credit, credential, and creditable.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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