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- [uh-kred-it]
- /əˈkrɛd ɪt/
- /əˈkred.ɪt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [uh-kred-it]
- /əˈkrɛd ɪt/
Definitions of accredit word
- verb accredit If an educational qualification or institution is accredited, it is officially declared to be of an approved standard. 3
- verb accredit If someone such as a diplomat or journalist is accredited to a particular job or place, they are officially recognized as having that job, or the right to be in that place. 3
- verb accredit to ascribe or attribute 3
- verb accredit to give official recognition to; sanction; authorize 3
- verb accredit to certify or guarantee as meeting required standards 3
- verb accredit to furnish or send (an envoy, etc) with official credentials 3
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Origin of accredit
First appearance:
before 1610 One of the 40% oldest English words
1610-20; earlier acredit < Middle French acrediter. See ac-, credit
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Parts of speech for Accredit
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
accredit popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 77% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 53% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
accredit usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for accredit
verb accredit
- assign — If you assign a piece of work to someone, you give them the work to do.
- credit — If you are allowed credit, you are allowed to pay for goods or services several weeks or months after you have received them.
- charge — If you charge someone an amount of money, you ask them to pay that amount for something that you have sold to them or done for them.
- ascribe — If you ascribe an event or condition to a particular cause, you say or consider that it was caused by that thing.
- refer — to direct for information or anything required: He referred me to books on astrology.
Antonyms for accredit
verb accredit
- deny — When you deny something, you state that it is not true.
- disapprove — to think (something) wrong or reprehensible; censure or condemn in opinion.
- reject — to refuse to have, take, recognize, etc.: to reject the offer of a better job.
- refuse — to decline to accept (something offered): to refuse an award.
- disallow — to refuse to allow; reject; veto: to disallow a claim for compensation.
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