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accredit

/əˈkredɪt/verb

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मान्यता देना, प्रत्यायित करना

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verb
  1. 1

    [T, usually passive] ~ sth

    to officially approve somebody or something because they have reached a particular standard

    मान्यता देना, प्रत्यायित करना

    • The college has been accredited with an A grade.
    • Only accredited laboratories can issue these certificates.

    Synonyms approve certify recognize license authorize

  2. 2

    [T, often passive] ~ sth to sb | ~ sb with sth

    to believe or say that somebody is responsible for doing or saying something

    (किसी काम का) श्रेय देना

    • The discovery is accredited to a young scientist from Pune.

    Synonyms credit attribute ascribe

  3. 3

    [T, usually passive] ~ sb (to …) technical

    to officially send a diplomat to a foreign country

    (राजदूत को) किसी देश में नियुक्त करना

    • She was accredited to Japan as ambassador.
◇Word family
accreditation nounaccredited adjective
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

approve certify recognize license authorize credit attribute ascribe

§Grammar and usage

A diplomat is accredited to a country, and a discovery is accredited to a person.

राजदूत किसी देश के लिए accredited to होता है, और किसी खोज का श्रेय किसी व्यक्ति को accredited to किया जाता है।

✓In the exam

General knowledge

In India, NAAC (National Assessment and Accreditation Council) accredits colleges and universities and gives them grades.

भारत में NAAC (National Assessment and Accreditation Council) कॉलेजों और विश्वविद्यालयों को मान्यता (accreditation) और grade देती है।