accredits
Grants official recognition
Accredits means to officially recognize or certify as meeting certain standards.
An organization accredits schools, hospitals, or professional programs: The board accredits nursing programs nationwide.
To accredit someone is to authorize them as a representative: The embassy accredits foreign journalists.
Accredits also means to attribute or credit something to a source: She accredits her success to hard work.
Officially declares true
- validatesConfirms accuracy or legitimacy
- approvesFormally accepts or endorses
- licensesOfficial permissions to act
- authorizesOfficially allows something
qualifies · endorses · recognizes · legitimizes · verifies · authenticates · sanctions · warrants
Institutions granting advanced degrees
- collegesHigher learning institutions
- programsCoded instructions for computers
- institutionsEstablished organizations or practices
- coursesAcademic subjects or meal stages
curricula · degrees · diplomas · schools · academies · standards · evaluators · reviewers
Units toward graduation
- attributesInherent characteristics or properties
- assignsDesignates for a purpose
- ascribesAttributes to a cause
- acknowledgesConfirms awareness of something
recognizes · cites · references · sources · bylines · authorship · ownership · contribution
Official diplomatic representatives
- envoysOfficial diplomatic representatives
- diplomatsForeign government representatives
- representativesThose acting for others
- emissariesOfficial representatives sent abroad
delegates · consuls · attachés · posting · assignment · reception · recognition · diplomatic status
certifies
Officially declares true
- validatesConfirms accuracy or legitimacy
- approvesFormally accepts or endorses
- licensesOfficial permissions to act
authorizes · qualifies · endorses · recognizes · legitimizes · verifies · authenticates · sanctions · warrants · commissions
universities
Institutions granting advanced degrees
- collegesHigher learning institutions
- programsCoded instructions for computers
- institutionsEstablished organizations or practices
courses · curricula · degrees · diplomas · schools · academies · standards · evaluators · reviewers · boards
credits
Units toward graduation
- attributesInherent characteristics or properties
- assignsDesignates for a purpose
- ascribesAttributes to a cause
acknowledges · recognizes · cites · references · sources · bylines · authorship · ownership · contribution · responsibility
ambassadors
Official diplomatic representatives
- envoysOfficial diplomatic representatives
- diplomatsForeign government representatives
- representativesThose acting for others
emissaries · delegates · consuls · attachés · posting · assignment · reception · recognition · diplomatic status · foreign ministry
- mental actionsthinks, considers, understands, perceives, recognizes
accreditsdecertifies
Revokes official certification
rejects · denies · disapproves · invalidates · refuses
accreditsdiscredits
Harms another's standing
disavows · misattributes · denies · dissociates · disputes
- college accreditationFormal recognition of educational standards
- school accreditationOfficial validation of educational standards
accredit, accredited, accreditation, unaccredited, accrediting, reaccreditation, reaccredit, accreditor