accredited

English

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /əˈkɹɛd.ɪt.əd/

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Etymology 1

• accredit +‎ -ed
• From the French accréditer.
• See credit.

Verb

accredited

1. simple past and past participle of accredit

Etymology 2

• First attested in the 1630s.

Adjective

accredited (comparative more accredited, superlative most accredited)

1. Given official approval after meeting certain standards, as an accredited university; or as disease free cattle.
   • 1890 February, A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “Sherlock Holmes Gives a Demonstration”, in The Sign of Four (Standard Library), London: Spencer Blackett […], →OCLC, page 98:

     The answer should give us the— But hallo! here are the accredited representatives of the law.

   • 1907, Harold Bindloss, chapter 31, in The Dust of Conflict:

     The task was more to Appleby's liking than the one he had anticipated, and it was necessary, since the smaller merchants in Cuba and also in parts of Peninsular Spain have no great confidence in bankers, and prefer a packet of golden onzas or a bag of pesetas to the best accredited cheque.

   • 2021 December 29, Paul Stephen, “Rail's accident investigators”, in RAIL, number 947, page 29:

     Can we use an accredited agent, or perhaps for a night-time incident it would be better to deploy in daylight hours, for example?

Synonyms

• commissioned, licensed

Derived terms

• nonaccredited
• unaccredited

 

Translations

given official approval after meeting criteria

• Czech: akreditovaný
• Finnish: valtuutettu (fi)
• Malayalam: അംഗീകൃത (ml) (aṅgīkr̥ta)
• Portuguese: credenciado (pt)

Anagrams

• deaccredit