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accreditate

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English

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Etymology

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Perhaps by back-formation from accreditation.

Verb

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accreditate (third-person singular simple present accreditates, present participle accreditating, simple past and past participle accreditated)

  1. (transitive, rare) To accredit.
    • 1978, United States. Congress. House. Select Committee on Narcotics Abuse and Control, Drug Trafficking in and Through Hawaii and Guam: Hearings:
      After I do this and I have proven it to be successful, now they want to accreditate, certify, and license. And, ironically the people that are going to do the accreditation and licensing don't even know what I do.

Italian

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Etymology 1

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Verb

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accreditate

  1. inflection of accreditare:
    1. second-person plural present indicative
    2. second-person plural imperative

Etymology 2

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Participle

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accreditate f pl

  1. feminine plural of accreditato