Meaning of the word accredit in English
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accredit
US /əˈkred.ɪt/
UK /əˈkred.ɪt/
Verb
1.
to officially recognize an organization as having a particular status or being qualified to perform a particular activity
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The board voted to accredit the new medical school.
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Only accredited journalists are allowed to enter the press room.
2.
to attribute or give credit for an action or quality to someone
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The discovery is accredited to a young scientist in the lab.
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He is accredited with having invented the first steam engine.
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