ACCREDIT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does accredit mean? 

• ACCREDIT (verb)
  The verb ACCREDIT has 3 senses:

1. grant credentials to

2. provide or send (envoys or embassadors) with official credentials

3. ascribe an achievement to

  Familiarity information: ACCREDIT used as a verb is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ACCREDIT (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they accredit    ... he / she / it accredits   
Past simple: accredited   
Past participle: accredited   
-ing form: accrediting   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Grant credentials to

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Synonyms:

accredit; recognise; recognize

Context example:

recognize an academic degree

Hypernyms (to "accredit" is one way to...):

certify; licence; license (authorize officially)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

Derivation:

accreditation (the act of granting credit or recognition (especially with respect to educational institution that maintains suitable standards))

Sense 2

Meaning:

Provide or send (envoys or embassadors) with official credentials

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Hypernyms (to "accredit" is one way to...):

appoint; charge (assign a duty, responsibility or obligation to)

Domain category:

Foreign Service (the part of the State Department that supplies diplomats for the United States embassies and consulates around the world)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s somebody

Sense 3

Meaning:

Ascribe an achievement to

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Synonyms:

accredit; credit

Context example:

She was not properly credited in the program

Hypernyms (to "accredit" is one way to...):

ascribe; assign; attribute; impute (attribute or credit to)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody

 Context examples 

The Doctor of Chiropractic degree is a degree awarded for graduates who have completed a medical doctoral program in accredited chiropractic college.

(Doctor of Chiropractic, NCI Thesaurus)

A professional doctorate typically awarded by an accredited U.S. law school after successfully completing three years of post-graduate law study.

(Doctor of Law, NCI Thesaurus)

The Naturopathic Doctor (N.D.) degree is a degree awarded for graduates who have completed a medical doctoral program in accredited school.

(Naturopathic Doctor, NCI Thesaurus)

A professional healthcare provider who has graduated from an accredited nursing program, has passed the state exam for licensure, and been registered or licensed to practice by a state authority.

(Nurse, NCI Thesaurus)

Will you accredit one or more of your own number to go out as your representatives and test my statement in your name?

(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

A registered nurse who has additional education and training in a specialty area such as family practice and who is accredited through the national board exam.

(Certified Family Nurse Practitioner, NCI Thesaurus)

The AOCNP certification also requires successful completion of an accredited nurse practitioner program.

(Advanced Oncology Certified Nurse Practitioner, NCI Thesaurus)

An FDA-designated accrediting body that includes radiologists, radiation oncologists and medical physicists.

(American College of Radiology, NCI Thesaurus)

A bachelor's degree in engineering awarded to a student after three, four or five years of studying engineering at an accredited university.

(Bachelor of Engineering, NCI Thesaurus)

A four year academic degree in the science and principles of nursing, granted by a tertiary education university or similarly accredited school.

(Bachelor of Science in Nursing, NCI Thesaurus)