Inflected forms: ac·cred·it·ed, ac·cred·it·ing, ac·cred·its 1. To ascribe or attribute to; credit with. 2a. To supply with credentials or authority; authorize. See synonyms at authorize. b. To appoint as an ambassador to a foreign government. 3a. To attest to and approve as meeting a prescribed standard. See synonyms at approve. b. To recognize (an institution of learning) as maintaining those standards requisite for its graduates to gain admission to other reputable institutions of higher learning or to achieve credentials for professional practice. 4. To believe.
ETYMOLOGY:
French accréditer : a-, to (from Latin ad-; see ad–) + crédit, credit (from Old French; see credit).
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