accredit

 
Pronunciation: /əˈkrɛdɪt/

verb (accredits, accrediting, accredited)

[with object]
  • 1give credit to (someone) for something: he was accredited with being one of the world’s fastest sprinters
  • (accredit something to) attribute an action, saying, or quality to: the discovery of distillation is usually accredited to the Arabs
  • 2(of an official body) give authority or sanction to (someone or something) when recognized standards have been met: institutions that do not meet the standards will not be accredited for teacher training (as adjective accredited) an accredited practitioner
  • 3give official authorization for (someone, typically a diplomat or journalist) to be in a particular place or to hold a particular post: no journalist accredited to the UN has ever been expelled

Derivatives

accreditation

Pronunciation: /-ˈteɪʃ(ə)n/
noun

accreditor

noun

Origin:

early 17th century (in accredit (sense 2)): from French accréditer, from a- (from Latin ad 'to, at') + crédit 'credit'