1
as in to ascribe
to explain (something) as being the result of something else
accredits his good choice of movies to reading a reviewer who seldom steers him wrong
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2
as in to enable
to give official or legal power to
took a course that accredited her to teach first aid
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3
as in to applaud
to declare enthusiastic approval of
generally accredited as the finest American dramatist of the postwar generation
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as in to approve
to give official acceptance of as satisfactory
thus far the board has refused to accredit the school
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Recent Examples of accredit
On the heels of Logos’ success, Wilson founded the Association of Classical Christian Schools in 1993 as an accrediting body for like-minded schools.
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Samuel Perry, The Conversation, 20 June 2025
We were accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education to award graduates of our program a Bennington associate’s degree and, just before Great Meadow closed, a bachelor’s degree.
—Brooke Allen, New Yorker, 12 July 2025
Harvard University has been accredited since 1929.Its next comprehensive evaluation visit is scheduled for fall 2027.
—Solcyré Burga, Time, 9 July 2025
The district is not fully accredited and has struggled to raise test scores for years.
—Ilana Arougheti
july 9, Kansas City Star, 9 July 2025
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Samuel Perry, The Conversation, 20 June 2025
We were accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education to award graduates of our program a Bennington associate’s degree and, just before Great Meadow closed, a bachelor’s degree.
—Brooke Allen, New Yorker, 12 July 2025
Harvard University has been accredited since 1929.Its next comprehensive evaluation visit is scheduled for fall 2027.
—Solcyré Burga, Time, 9 July 2025
The district is not fully accredited and has struggled to raise test scores for years.
—Ilana Arougheti
july 9, Kansas City Star, 9 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for accredit
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Based on those intense interactions, the temptation to ascribe God-like powers to the AI is going to be huge.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2025
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Another trait often ascribed to footballers is courage — the kind that enables them to put their head into a frenzy of flying boots, or take a decisive penalty when thousands are willing them to fail.—
Andy Jones,
New York Times,
6 July 2025
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This enables the high-magnitude flow of campaign donations toward pollution-friendly actions in Tallahassee.—
Mel Martin,
Sun Sentinel,
22 July 2025
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The Tizen team provides comprehensive technical and marketing support, enabling an agile go-to-market process.—
John Archer,
Forbes.com,
22 July 2025
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State leaders applauding efforts to kill the Gotion project is another sign of change in a Michigan Republican Party that in years past typically supported large automotive and economic development projects.—
Paul Egan,
Freep.com,
23 July 2025
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Michael Marsh, president and CEO of the National Council of Agricultural Employers, applauded the deregulation efforts, saying farmers were hit with thousands of pages of regulations pertaining to migrant farmworkers in recent years.—
Cathy Bussewitz,
Chicago Tribune,
22 July 2025
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The commissioners almost always vote unanimously on agenda items at public meetings, from utility rates to approving new transmission lines.—
Arpan Lobo,
Freep.com,
24 July 2025
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The court approved the request in January, with Rose’s other children—Pete Rose II and Cara—formally consenting.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
23 July 2025
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Coyotes are territorial and many reports of bold coyotes visiting yards, howling or threatening larger dogs can often be attributed to this territorial behavior.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
14 July 2025
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Forecasters attribute the chill to upwelling, which occurs when the wind blows at an angle to the coast, pushing the warm, upper layer of water away from the shore and allowing cooler, deeper water to rise.—
Gary Robbins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 July 2025
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Simply put, Global Payments, as a merchant acquirer, acts as a middleman between the merchant and card network to authorize and facilitate transactions.—
Kenneth Squire,
CNBC,
19 July 2025
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But radio stations could go dark or cut programming after Congress voted to claw back federal funds given through Corporation for Public Broadcasting, a private nonprofit authorized by Congress in 1967.—
David Lightman,
Sacbee.com,
19 July 2025
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Also headlining is Mei Lin, who hails from Dearborn.—
Susan Selasky,
Freep.com,
25 July 2025
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Shinawatra hails from a powerful dynasty and became Thailand’s youngest prime minister last year, at just 38.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
24 July 2025
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Has a top jockey in the irons, but can’t see him being ratified here.—
Danny Brewer,
Forbes.com,
16 July 2025
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Visual effects workers employed by Saturday Night Live have ratified their first union contract.—
Katie Kilkenny,
HollywoodReporter,
14 July 2025
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“Accredit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accredit. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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