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Meaning of "accredit" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ACCREDIT

From French accréditer, from the phrase mettre à crédit to put to credit.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF ACCREDIT

accredit  [əˈkrɛdɪt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ACCREDIT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Accredit is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb accredit in English.

WHAT DOES ACCREDIT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

accredit

Accreditation

Accreditation is a process in which certification of competency, authority, or credibility is presented. Organizations that issue credentials or certify third parties against official standards are themselves formally accredited by accreditation bodies; hence they are sometimes known as "accredited certification bodies". The accreditation process ensures that their certification practices are acceptable, typically meaning that they are competent to test and certify third parties, behave ethically and employ suitable quality assurance.

Definition of accredit in the English dictionary

The first definition of accredit in the dictionary is to ascribe or attribute. Other definition of accredit is to give official recognition to; sanction; authorize. Accredit is also to certify or guarantee as meeting required standards.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO ACCREDIT

PRESENT

Present
I accredit
you accredit
he/she/it accredits
we accredit
you accredit
they accredit
Present continuous
I am accrediting
you are accrediting
he/she/it is accrediting
we are accrediting
you are accrediting
they are accrediting
Present perfect
I have accredited
you have accredited
he/she/it has accredited
we have accredited
you have accredited
they have accredited
Present perfect continuous
I have been accrediting
you have been accrediting
he/she/it has been accrediting
we have been accrediting
you have been accrediting
they have been accrediting
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I accredited
you accredited
he/she/it accredited
we accredited
you accredited
they accredited
Past continuous
I was accrediting
you were accrediting
he/she/it was accrediting
we were accrediting
you were accrediting
they were accrediting
Past perfect
I had accredited
you had accredited
he/she/it had accredited
we had accredited
you had accredited
they had accredited
Past perfect continuous
I had been accrediting
you had been accrediting
he/she/it had been accrediting
we had been accrediting
you had been accrediting
they had been accrediting
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will accredit
you will accredit
he/she/it will accredit
we will accredit
you will accredit
they will accredit
Future continuous
I will be accrediting
you will be accrediting
he/she/it will be accrediting
we will be accrediting
you will be accrediting
they will be accrediting
Future perfect
I will have accredited
you will have accredited
he/she/it will have accredited
we will have accredited
you will have accredited
they will have accredited
Future perfect continuous
I will have been accrediting
you will have been accrediting
he/she/it will have been accrediting
we will have been accrediting
you will have been accrediting
they will have been accrediting
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would accredit
you would accredit
he/she/it would accredit
we would accredit
you would accredit
they would accredit
Conditional continuous
I would be accrediting
you would be accrediting
he/she/it would be accrediting
we would be accrediting
you would be accrediting
they would be accrediting
Conditional perfect
I would have accredit
you would have accredit
he/she/it would have accredit
we would have accredit
you would have accredit
they would have accredit
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been accrediting
you would have been accrediting
he/she/it would have been accrediting
we would have been accrediting
you would have been accrediting
they would have been accrediting
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you accredit
we let´s accredit
you accredit
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to accredit
Past participle
accredited
Present Participle
accrediting
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ACCREDIT


coedit
kəʊˈɛdɪt
credit
ˈkrɛdɪt
disaccredit
ˌdɪsəˈkrɛdɪt
discredit
dɪsˈkrɛdɪt
edit
ˈɛdɪt
eurocredit
ˈjʊərəʊˌkrɛdɪt
geddit
ˈɡɛdɪt
micro-credit
ˈmaɪkrəʊˌkrɛdɪt
miscredit
ˌmɪsˈkrɛdɪt
misedit
ˌmɪsˈɛdɪt
noncredit
ˌnɒnˈkrɛdɪt
preedit
priːˈɛdɪt
reedit
riːˈɛdɪt
subedit
sʌbˈɛdɪt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ACCREDIT

accreditable
accreditation
accreditation officer
accredited
accrescence
accrescent
accrete
accretion
accretion disc
accretionary
accretionary prism
accretionary wedge
accretive
accrew
Accrington
accroides
accruable
accrual
accrual rate

WORDS THAT END LIKE ACCREDIT

Bank Giro Credit
carbon credit
confirmed credit
confirmed letter of credit
consumer credit
copy-edit
documentary letter of credit
export credit
family credit
letter of credit
line of credit
on credit
overedit
reaccredit
revolving credit
Social Credit
tax credit
Working Families Tax Credit

Synonyms and antonyms of accredit in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «ACCREDIT»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «accredit» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of accredit

Translation of «accredit» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ACCREDIT

Find out the translation of accredit to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of accredit from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «accredit» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

认证
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

homologar
570 millions of speakers

English

accredit
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मान्यता
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

اعتماد
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

аккредитовать
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

reconhecer
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কৃতিত্ব আরোপ করা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

accrédité
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Akreditasi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

anerkennen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

認定する
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

승인하다
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Akreditasi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ủy nhiệm thơ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சான்றிதழோடு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

प्रमाणित करा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

itibar etmek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

riconoscere
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

akredytować
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

акредитувати
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

acredita
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

διαπιστεύσει
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

akkrediteer
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ackreditera
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

akkreditere
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of accredit

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ACCREDIT»

The term «accredit» is regularly used and occupies the 103.712 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ACCREDIT» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about accredit

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QUOTES WITH «ACCREDIT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word accredit.
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Kelly Bishop
I accredit animals for keeping me going when times were bad.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ACCREDIT»

Discover the use of accredit in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to accredit and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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2005-2006 Comprehensive Accreditation Manual for Laboratory ...
B.7. VIII. Final Accreditation Decision A. The action taken by the Joint Commission staff shall constitute the final decision of the Joint Commission to do the following: 1 . Accredit the organization, when taken pursuant to paragraph I.A. 1 , I.B.2.c, ...
Joint Commission Resources, Inc Staff, 2004
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2005-2006 Comprehensive Accreditation Manual for Ambulatory ...
B.7. VIM. Final Accreditation Decision A. The action taken by the Joint Commission staff shall constitute the final decision of the Joint Commission to do the following: 1. Accredit the organization, when taken pursuant to paragraph I.A. 11, I.B.2.c, ...
Joint Commission Resources, Inc Staff, Jcaho, 2004
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2005-2006 Accreditation Process Guide for Ambulatory Care
VIM. Final Accreditation Decision A. The action taken by the Joint Commission staff shall constitute the final decision of the Joint Commission to do the following: 1. Accredit the organization, when taken pursuant to paragraph I.A.1, I.B.2.c, orI.
Joint Commission Resources, Jcaho, 2005
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2008 Comprehensive Accreditation Manual for Home Care (CAMHC)
VIII. Final Accreditation Decision A. The action taken by the Joint Commission staff shall constitute the final decision of the Joint Commission to do the following: 1. Accredit the organization, when taken pursuant to paragraph I.A.I , I.B.2.c, orI.
Jcr, 2007
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2009 Comprehensive Accreditation Manual for Office-Based ...
Conditionally accredit the organization, when taken pursuant to paragraph LA.3 or VIL A.2 of these procedures or 3. Preliminarily accredit the organization, when taken pursuant to paragraph LA.6 of these procedures B. The action taken by the  ...
Joint Commission Accreditation Ambulatory Care, 2008
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Film-induced Tourism
Accredit 'sensitive' tour operators. • Train and accredit local guides. • Establish specific areas for photo taking. 2 1,2,3 1,2,3 1,2,3 Souveniring private property • Educate visitors. • Offer facsimiles of popular items for purchase. • Increase security ...
Sue Beeton, 2005
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2008 Comprehensive Accreditation Manual for Behavioral ...
Preliminarily accredit the organization, when taken pursuant to paragraph I.A.6 of these procedures B. The action taken by the Accreditation Committee shall constitute the final decision of the Joint Commission to do the following: 1 . Accredit ...
Jcr, 2007
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The Irving Younger Collection: Wisdom & Wit from the Master ...
You may not accredit your witness. Let me sort of spell that out in somewhat longer form, but plainer English. When you call a witness to the stand, when you are the proponent, when it's direct examination, you may not do anything the law  ...
Irving Younger, Stephen D. Easton, 2010
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2009 Standards for Hospice
Accredit the organization, when taken pursuant to paragraph II.B.l, II.C.l, orlll.C.l of these procedures or 2. Conditionally accredit the organization, when taken pursuant to paragraph II. B. 2 or II. C. 2 of these procedures or 3. Deny accreditation ...
Jcr, 2009
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Standards for Ambulatory Care
Conditionally accredit the organization, when taken pursuant to paragraph II. B. 2 or II. C. 2 of these procedures or 3. Deny accreditation to the organization, when taken pursuant to paragraph II. B. 3, II. C. 3, III.C.2, or VII. B of these procedures, ...
Joint Commission Resources, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ACCREDIT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term accredit is used in the context of the following news items.
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Ontario court upholds law society's refusal to accredit Christian law …
An Ontario court has upheld the Ontario law society's decision to deny accreditation of B.C. Trinity Western University's law school. The Ontario ... «Straight.com, Jul 15»
2
Private health lobby advised on NHS privatisation review
“With review planning having now moved towards 'credentialing' [a scheme to accredit successful healthcare providers with management ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
3
Watch Elizabeth Warren Slam a College-Accrediting Council …
Advertisement. “You were aware all of these investigations and suits had been filed? You were tracking it, and yet you continued to accredit? «Slate Magazine, Jul 15»
4
History repeating itself with boxing coach controversy
The Canadian Amateur Boxing Association had decided not to accredit the two fighters' personal coaches, Peter Wylie and Harry Snatic. «Toronto Sun, Jul 15»
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Veterinarians challenge AVMA status quo
The irony: Turmoil still surrounds how the COE operates domestically and its self-imposed mission to accredit foreign programs, a role the ... «VIN News Service, Jul 15»
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Items filtered by date: June 2015
LSUC benchers voted in April 2014 not to accredit the law school ... But the LSUC's decision not to accredit TWU's law school has less of an ... «Canadian Lawyer Magazine, Jul 15»
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Gender Ministry Authorized to Accredit Adoption Agencies
The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection has been tasked as the line Ministry authorized to accredit adoption agencies for both ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
8
Dear Graduate... 50 Life Lessons You Should Master
Every person who has every had beautiful skin in their 70's and over, all accredit sunscreen and water. 29. By the way, drink lots of water. 30. «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
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TV Nets Rally, Fail To Reach Consensus On Controversial Nielsen …
... methods, including one or several audits by independent auditors, to decide whether or not to accredit Nielsen's national TV ratings. While it ... «MediaPost Communications, Jul 15»
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Things we learned July 2, 2015: From Google gaffes to K-Cups
An Ontario court has upheld the Law Society of Upper Canada's decision not to accredit a controversial law school that requires, among other ... «Toronto Star, Jul 15»

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