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accredit
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v 1: grant credentials to; "The Regents officially recognized
the new educational institution"; "recognize an academic
degree" [syn: accredit, recognize, recognise]
2: provide or send (envoys or embassadors) with official
credentials
3: ascribe an achievement to; "She was not properly credited in
the program" [syn: accredit, credit]
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at
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n 1: a highly unstable radioactive element (the heaviest of the
halogen series); a decay product of uranium and thorium
[syn: astatine, At, atomic number 85]
2: 100 at equal 1 kip in Laos
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audit
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n 1: an inspection of the accounting procedures and records by a
trained accountant or CPA [syn: audited account, audit]
2: a methodical examination or review of a condition or
situation; "he made an audit of all the plants on his
property"; "an energy efficiency audit"; "an email log audit"
v 1: examine carefully for accuracy with the intent of
verification; "audit accounts and tax returns" [syn:
audit, scrutinize, scrutinise, inspect]
2: attend academic courses without getting credit
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bandit
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n 1: an armed thief who is (usually) a member of a band [syn:
bandit, brigand]
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conduit
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n 1: a passage (a pipe or tunnel) through which water or
electric wires can pass; "the computers were connected
through a system of conduits"
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credit
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n 1: approval; "give her recognition for trying"; "he was given
credit for his work"; "give her credit for trying" [syn:
recognition, credit]
2: money available for a client to borrow
3: an accounting entry acknowledging income or capital items
[syn: credit, credit entry] [ant: debit, debit entry]
4: used in the phrase `to your credit' in order to indicate an
achievement deserving praise; "she already had several
performances to her credit";
5: arrangement for deferred payment for goods and services [syn:
credit, deferred payment] [ant: cash, immediate
payment]
6: recognition by a college or university that a course of
studies has been successfully completed; typically measured
in semester hours [syn: credit, course credit]
7: a short note recognizing a source of information or of a
quoted passage; "the student's essay failed to list several
important citations"; "the acknowledgments are usually
printed at the front of a book"; "the article includes
mention of similar clinical cases" [syn: citation, cite,
acknowledgment, credit, reference, mention,
quotation]
8: an entry on a list of persons who contributed to a film or
written work; "the credits were given at the end of the film"
9: an estimate, based on previous dealings, of a person's or an
organization's ability to fulfill their financial commitments
[syn: credit rating, credit]
v 1: give someone credit for something; "We credited her for
saving our jobs"
2: ascribe an achievement to; "She was not properly credited in
the program" [syn: accredit, credit]
3: accounting: enter as credit; "We credit your account with
$100" [ant: debit]
4: have trust in; trust in the truth or veracity of
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debit
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n 1: an accounting entry acknowledging sums that are owing [syn:
debit, debit entry] [ant: credit, credit entry]
v 1: enter as debit [ant: credit]
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decrepit
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adj 1: worn and broken down by hard use; "a creaky shack"; "a
decrepit bus...its seats held together with friction
tape"; "a flea-bitten sofa"; "a run-down neighborhood";
"a woebegone old shack" [syn: creaky, decrepit,
derelict, flea-bitten, run-down, woebegone]
2: lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality; "a feeble
old woman"; "her body looked sapless" [syn: decrepit,
debile, feeble, infirm, rickety, sapless, weak,
weakly]
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discredit
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n 1: the state of being held in low esteem; "your actions will
bring discredit to your name"; "because of the scandal the
school has fallen into disrepute" [syn: disrepute,
discredit] [ant: reputation, repute]
v 1: cause to be distrusted or disbelieved; "The paper
discredited the politician with its nasty commentary"
2: damage the reputation of; "This newspaper story discredits
the politicians" [syn: discredit, disgrace]
3: reject as false; refuse to accept [syn: disbelieve,
discredit] [ant: believe]
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edit
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v 1: prepare for publication or presentation by correcting,
revising, or adapting; "Edit a book on lexical semantics";
"she edited the letters of the politician so as to omit the
most personal passages" [syn: edit, redact]
2: supervise the publication of; "The same family has been
editing the influential newspaper for almost 100 years"
3: cut and assemble the components of; "edit film"; "cut
recording tape" [syn: edit, cut, edit out]
4: cut or eliminate; "she edited the juiciest scenes" [syn:
edit, blue-pencil, delete]
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plaudit
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n 1: enthusiastic approval; "the book met with modest acclaim";
"he acknowledged the plaudits of the crowd"; "they gave him
more eclat than he really deserved" [syn: acclaim,
acclamation, plaudits, plaudit, eclat]
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pundit
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n 1: someone who has been admitted to membership in a scholarly
field [syn: initiate, learned person, pundit,
savant]
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adit
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n 1: a nearly horizontal passage from the surface into a mine
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subedit
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v 1: edit and correct (written or printed material) [syn:
copyread, subedit, copyedit]
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disaccredit
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ledet
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telecredit
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