accreditation

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ac·cred·it

   [uh-kred-it]
verb (used with object)
1.
to ascribe or attribute to (usually followed by with): He was accredited with having said it.
2.
to attribute or ascribe; consider as belonging: an invention accredited to Edison.
3.
to provide or send with credentials; designate officially: to accredit an envoy.
4.
to certify (a school, college, or the like) as meeting all formal official requirements of academic excellence, curriculum, facilities, etc.
5.
to make authoritative, creditable, or reputable; sanction.
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6.
to regard as true; believe.
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Origin:
1610–20; earlier acredit < Middle French acrediter. See ac-, credit

Related forms
ac·cred·it·a·ble, adjective
ac·cred·i·ta·tion, ac·cred·it·ment, noun
pre·ac·cred·it, verb (used with object)
re·ac·cred·it, verb (used with object)
re·ac·cred·i·ta·tion, noun
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  • Accreditation is one of those crucially important public-policy issues that suffers from being boring.
  • As you move up the administrative ladder, you will become increasingly involved with the world of accreditation.
  • Accreditation still performs a useful function as a proof that a school has reached a base level of competence.
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World English Dictionary
accredit (əˈkrɛdɪt)
 
—vb (often foll by at or to)
1.  to ascribe or attribute
2.  to give official recognition to; sanction; authorize
3.  to certify or guarantee as meeting required standards
4.  a.  to furnish or send (an envoy, etc) with official credentials
 b.  to appoint (someone) as an envoy, etc
5.  (NZ) to pass (a candidate) for university entrance on school recommendation without external examination: there are six accrediting schools in the area
 
[C17: from French accréditer, from the phrase mettre à crédit to put to credit]
 
accredi'tation
 
—n

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