Accredit — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

grant credentials to

provide or send (envoys or embassadors) with official credentials

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈeɪpəbəlnəs/

🇬🇧British English

/bɹˈʌmeɪdʒəm/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bɹˈʌmeɪdʒəm/

3 syllables Say it as /kˈeɪpəbəlnəs/.

Examples

The Regents officially recognized the new educational institution
recognize an academic degree
She was not properly credited in the program

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

recognise credit recognize

Parts of Speech

verb	grant credentials to “The Regents officially recognized the new educational institution”
verb	provide or send (envoys or embassadors) with official credentials
verb	ascribe an achievement to “She was not properly credited in the program”

Word Forms

accreditation	noun	the act of granting credit or recognition (especially with respect to educational institution that maintains suitable standards)
credit	noun	a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

akkreditieren

Berechtigungsnachweise erteilen

🇫🇷French

accréditer

accorder des informations d'identification à

🇪🇸Spanish

acreditar

otorgar credenciales a

🇮🇹Italian

accreditare

concedere credenziali a

🇳🇱Dutch

accrediteren

legitimatie verlenen aan

🇵🇹Portuguese

credenciar

conceder credenciais a

🇷🇺Russian

аккредитовать

предоставить полномочия

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मान्यता

को प्रमाण पत्र प्रदान करें

🇧🇩Bengali

স্বীকৃতি

শংসাপত্র প্রদান করুন

🇮🇳Tamil

அங்கீகாரம்

சான்றுகளை வழங்கவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

గుర్తింపు

కు ఆధారాలను మంజూరు చేయండి

🇮🇳Marathi

मान्यता

यांना प्रमाणपत्रे द्या

🇮🇳Gujarati

માન્યતા

ને ઓળખપત્રો આપો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮಾನ್ಯತೆ

ಗೆ ರುಜುವಾತುಗಳನ್ನು ನೀಡಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അംഗീകാരം

ക്രെഡൻഷ്യലുകൾ അനുവദിക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮਾਨਤਾ

ਨੂੰ ਪ੍ਰਮਾਣ ਪੱਤਰ ਪ੍ਰਦਾਨ ਕਰੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

منظوری

کو اسناد دیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

认可

授予凭证

🇯🇵Japanese

認定する

に資格情報を付与する

🇰🇷Korean

믿다

자격 증명을 부여하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

công nhận

cấp thông tin xác thực cho

🇹🇭Thai

ได้รับการรับรอง

มอบหนังสือรับรองให้กับ

🇮🇩Indonesian

mengakui

memberikan kredensial kepada

🇵🇭Filipino

akreditasyon

magbigay ng mga kredensyal sa

🇲🇾Malay

akreditasi

memberikan tauliah kepada

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الاعتماد

منح أوراق الاعتماد ل

🇮🇷Persian

اعتبار

اعطای اعتبار به

🇹🇷Turkish

akreditasyon

kimlik bilgilerini vermek

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְמַנוֹת

להעניק אישורים ל

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What is the primary definition of the word 'accredit'?

The primary meaning of 'accredit' is 'grant credentials to'.

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Using 'accredit' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'accredit' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'accredit' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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