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How to use accredit in a sentence

11 example sentences · verb

Accredit means to ascribe; attribute; credit with. Example: “Nationalisms often accredit all the unemployment issues to immigration.”

Examples of accredit by meaning

verbTo ascribe; attribute; credit with.

  • Nationalisms often accredit all the unemployment issues to immigration.
  • He is accredited with 26 pieces, of which, however, only eight are of any value.1929, Abraham Zevi Idelsohn, Jewish Music: Its Historical Development, page 454

verbTo certify as meeting a predetermined standard; to certify an educational institution as upholding the specified...

  • The school was an accredited college.

More sentences with accredit

  • The University of the South Pacific is the only internationally accredited institution of higher education in Oceania.From the entry institution
  • Mr. Clay was accredited with these views.From the entry accredit with
  • They accredit him with a wise saying.From the entry accredit with
  • All regularly accredited members of the English militant organisation are required to take a regular course in suffrajitsu.1914, (appeared in an article reprinted in several British and American newpapgers). From the entry suffrajitsu
  • El Paso Herald: A Hawaiian woman is accredited with heptuplets, three and a half pair of twins, all at once.1905 September 2, “Late Local News in Brief”, in The Janesville Daily Gazette, volume 49, number 148, page 5. From the entry heptuplet
  • Can we use an accredited agent, or perhaps for a night-time incident it would be better to deploy in daylight hours, for example?2021 December 29, Paul Stephen, “Rail's accident investigators”, in RAIL, number 947, page 29. From the entry accredited
  • In any case, your five rhinocerotes won’t be appearing, nor will we stalely fellow them, we will be busy accrediting my hordes.2016, John Bloomberg-Rissman, In the House of the Hangman, volume 2, Laughing/Ouch/Cube/Publications, →ISBN, page 743. From the entry rhinocerotes
  • The wonderful thing about accredited demons is that you can say virtually anything about them and it is unlikely you will hear from Sue, Grabbit and Run.2010, John Pilger, Distant Voices, Random House, →ISBN, page 224. From the entry Sue, Grabbit and Runne

Meaning of accredit

  1. verb To ascribe; attribute; credit with.
  2. verb To put or bring into credit; to invest with credit or authority; to sanction.
  3. verb To send with letters credential, as an ambassador, envoy, or diplomatic agent; to authorize, as a messenger or delegate.

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Questions about accredit in a sentence

How do you use accredit in a sentence?
Accredit is used as a verb. For example: “Nationalisms often accredit all the unemployment issues to immigration.”
What is a short sentence with accredit?
“The school was an accredited college.”
What does accredit mean?
Accredit means to ascribe; attribute; credit with.

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