accredits

verb

present tense third-person singular of accredit
1
as in ascribes
to explain (something) as being the result of something else accredits his good choice of movies to reading a reviewer who seldom steers him wrong

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2
as in enables
to give official or legal power to took a course that accredited her to teach first aid

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3
as in applauds
to declare enthusiastic approval of generally accredited as the finest American dramatist of the postwar generation

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4
as in approves
to give official acceptance of as satisfactory thus far the board has refused to accredit the school

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Recent Examples of accredits The Association of Zoos and Aquariums, which accredits Shedd, said there were no plans to require incident reports for the belugas, as their deaths were due to preexisting medical conditions. — Finnegan Belleau, Chicago Tribune, 23 Sep. 2026 From now on, the agency that accredits nearly every university in the state will be known as The Commission on Colleges and Universities. — Jason Armesto, AJC.com, 1 Sep. 2026 Now, after 35 years, Grauer accredits much of the school’s success to Encinitas and the strong sense of community. — Madison Beveridge, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for accredits
  1. ascribes
  2. enables
  3. applauds
  4. approves
  5. attributes
  6. empowers
  7. hails
  8. ratifies
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  • One automatically ascribes fraud to results that are often predictable, even routine; the other dismisses legitimate concerns as conspiracy theories.
    — Andrew E. Busch, The Conversation, 23 July 2026
  • In line with the science of his time, which said that lunar craters were volcanic, Verne ascribes his flickering light to an eruption.
    — Neil Oseman, Space.com, 14 June 2026
Definition of ascribes
Verb
  • Thorium-229 enables nuclear timing Thorium-229 offers a rare advantage for nuclear timekeeping.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Yet, one of leadership’s great paradoxes is that slowing down enough to invest in people is often what ultimately enables teams and organizations to move faster.
    — Michael Corvini, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of enables
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  • The crowd applauds, marveling with a mixture of shock and awe at what Zada and his team have done with the footage.
    — Corbin Bolies, Variety, 30 Sep. 2026
  • The audience files in quietly, takes their seats, and applauds with almost formal restraint when Olivia and William emerge.
    — Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of applauds
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  • Families can stay as long as necessary, as long as the county approves them.
    — Conor Wight, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026
  • If the court approves the settlement, cash payments will be issued 120 days after final approval.
    — Brian Sloan, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of approves
Verb
  • Rodriguez attributes her child’s death to the addictive nature of social media and the harms her daughter confronted on those platforms.
    — Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Stanford professor David Larcker, an author of the report, attributes the pullback to the public growing tired of politics seeping into every facet of American life.
    — Phil Wahba, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of attributes
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  • Leibowitz ultimately framed the dispute not around whether noncitizens should vote, but around which level of government the Constitution empowers to decide who may participate in federal elections.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2026
  • The report recommended that the LAFD prioritize a culture that empowers firefighters to inform their supervisors about hot spots, unsafe conditions and other concerns.
    — Terry Castleman, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of empowers
Verb
  • Kyiv hails the vote as vital political backing after months of lobbying, but the sanctions’ real impact hinges on how aggressively Washington enforces the new powers at home and abroad.
    — Samya Kullab, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Techno-optimism hails AI’s transformative potential to solve major social problems and address unmet needs.
    — Marianne Cooper, Time, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of hails
Verb
  • Instead, party task forces (known as work teams) are mobilized to draft the verdict, colleagues from their workplace endorse it, and then a committee at a higher level of administration ratifies it.
    — ANDREW MERTHA, Foreign Affairs, 17 Sep. 2026
  • The private sector’s role is to build the commercial reality that policy later ratifies.
    — Hany Naeem, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of ratifies

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“Accredits.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accredits. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

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