[əˈkrɛdɪt], (Verb)

Definitions:
- give credit to (someone) for something
(e.g: he was accredited with being one of the world's fastest sprinters)

- (of an official body) give authority or sanction to (someone or something) when recognized standards have been met
(e.g: institutions that do not meet the standards will not be accredited for teacher training)

- give official authorization for (someone, typically a diplomat or journalist) to be in a particular place or to hold a particular post
(e.g: no journalist accredited to the UN has ever been expelled)


Phrases:

Origin:
early 17th century (in accredit): from French accréditer, from a- (from Latin ad ‘to, at’) + crédit ‘credit’