accredit

动词 v.
/əˈkɹɛd.ɪt/

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To ascribe; attribute; credit with. transitive
    — Nationalisms often accredit all the unemployment issues to immigration.
  2. To put or bring into credit; to invest with credit or authority; to sanction. transitive
    — February 17, 1793, William Cowper, letter to Samuel Rose, Esq. His censure will […] accredit his praises.
  3. To send with letters credential, as an ambassador, envoy, or diplomatic agent; to authorize, as a messenger or delegate. transitive
    — Beton […] was accredited to the Court of France.
  4. To believe; to put trust in. transitive
    — He accredited and repeated stories of apparitions and witchcraft.
  5. To enter on the credit side of an account book. transitive
  6. To certify as meeting a predetermined standard; to certify an educational institution as upholding the specified standards necessary for the students to advance. transitive
    — The school was an accredited college.
  7. To recognize as outstanding. transitive
  8. To credit. literally,transitive

词形变化

accredits present,singular,third-person accrediting participle,present accredited participle,past accredited past

词源

* First attested in the 1610s.
* From French accréditer, from à (“to”) + to credit, from crédit (“credit”).
* See credit.
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