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Accredited

//əˈkɹɛd.ɪt.əd// adj, verb

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Given official approval after meeting certain standards, as an accredited university; or as disease free cattle.

    "The answer should give us the— But hallo! here are the accredited representatives of the law."

Adjective
  1. 1
    given official approval to act wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of accredit form-of, participle, past

Etymology

Etymology 1

* accredit + -ed * From the French accréditer. * See credit.

Etymology 2

* First attested in the 1630s.

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