accredited

[uh-kred-i-tid] Example Sentences

ac·cred·it·ed

[uh-kred-i-tid]
adjective
1.
officially recognized as meeting the essential requirements, as of academic excellence: accredited schools.
2.
provided with official credentials, as by a government: an accredited diplomatic representative.
3.
accepted as authoritative: an accredited theory.

Origin:
1625–35; accredit + -ed2

non·ac·cred·it·ed, adjective
un·ac·cred·it·ed, adjective
well-ac·cred·it·ed, adjective

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Accredited is always a great word to know.
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
Example Sentences
  • Colleges must be accredited by a department-approved body in order to receive federal financial aid.
  • Payment must be made by closing unless advertising is placed through an accredited agency.
  • Plenty of accredited historians have already given their views.
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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

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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accredited

adjective
given official approval to act; "an accredited college"; "commissioned broker"; "licensed pharmacist"; "authorized representative" 
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