accredited
AdjectiveWordNet 3.0
Adjective (1)
- given official approval to act“an accredited college”“commissioned broker”“licensed pharmacist”“authorized representative”Synonyms: commissionedlicensedlicenced
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Accredit \Ac*cred"it\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Accredited; p. pr. & vb. n. Accrediting.] [F. accr['e]diter; [`a] (L. ad) + cr['e]dit credit. See Credit.]
1.To put or bring into credit; to invest with credit or authority; to sanction. [1913 Webster]
His censure will . . . accredit his praises.— Cowper.[1913 Webster]
These reasons . . . which accredit and fortify mine opinion.— Shelton.[1913 Webster]
2.To send with letters credential, as an ambassador, envoy, or diplomatic agent; to authorize, as a messenger or delegate. [1913 Webster]
Beton . . . was accredited to the Court of France.— Froude.[1913 Webster]
3.To believe; to credit; to put trust in. [1913 Webster]
The version of early Roman history which was accredited in the fifth century.— Sir G. C. Lewis.[1913 Webster]
He accredited and repeated stories of apparitions and witchcraft.— Southey.[1913 Webster]
4.To credit; to vouch for or consider (some one) as doing something, or (something) as belonging to some one. [1913 Webster]
To accredit (one) with (something), to attribute something to him; as, Mr. Clay was accredited with these views; they accredit him with a wise saying. [1913 Webster]