accredit
To ascribe; attribute; credit withTo ascribe; attribute; credit with.
» He was accredited with these words.
Ihm wurden diese Worte zugeschrieben.
Йому приписують ці слова.
Meaning
8 senses(transitive)To ascribe; attribute; credit with.
Nationalisms often accredit all the unemployment issues to immigration.
ascribe an achievement to
(transitive)To put or bring into credit; to invest with credit or authority; to sanction.
February 17, 1793, William Cowper, letter to Samuel Rose, Esq. His censure will […] accredit his praises.
akkreditieren
уполномо́чиватьupolnomóčivatʹ, уполномо́читьupolnomóčitʹ
(transitive)To send with letters credential, as an ambassador, envoy, or diplomatic agent; to authorize, as a messenger or delegate.
akkreditieren
аккредитова́тьakkreditovátʹ
(transitive)To believe; to put trust in.
доверя́тьdoverjátʹ, дове́ритьdovéritʹ, припи́сыватьpripísyvatʹ
(transitive)To enter on the credit side of an account book.
(transitive)To certify as meeting a predetermined standard; to certify an educational institution as upholding the specified standards necessary for the students to advance.
The school was an accredited college.
(transitive)To recognize as outstanding.
(literally, transitive)To credit.
Examples
22 sentencesHe was accredited with these words.
Йому приписують ці слова.
deIhm wurden diese Worte zugeschrieben.
He is accredited with the invention.
He was accredited to the chairman.
They partnered with an accredited organization.
They accredit him with the secret charity.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 3
By meaning 1
Origin
* First attested in the 1610s.* First attested in the 1610s.
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Forms
accredits, accrediting, accredited, accredited| Base form | accredit · to accredit |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | accredits |
| Present participle | accrediting |
| Past simple | accredited |
| Past participle | accredited |
regular · Lesson
Synonyms
14 synonymsWord family
10 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle