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Accredited vs Dependable - What's the difference?

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Accredited is a related term of dependable.


As adjectives the difference between accredited and dependable

is that accredited is given official approval after meeting certain standards, as an accredited university; or as disease free cattle while dependable is able, or easily able to be depended on.

As a verb accredited

is (accredit).

As a noun dependable is

a reliable person or thing.

accredited

English

Etymology 1

* * From the French . * See credit.

Verb

(head)
  • (accredit)

    • Etymology 2

    * First attested in the 1630's.

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Given official approval after meeting certain standards, as an accredited university; or as disease free cattle.
  • *{{quote-book, year=1907, author=
    • , title=The Dust of Conflict , chapter=31 citation , passage=The task was more to Appleby's liking than the one he had anticipated, and it was necessary, since the smaller merchants in Cuba and also in parts of Peninsular Spain have no great confidence in bankers, and prefer a packet of golden onzas or a bag of pesetas to the best accredited cheque.}}
  • * The answer should give us the—But halloo! here are the accredited representatives of the law.
    —Sherlock Holmes in The Sign of the Four .
    • Synonyms
    * commissioned, licensed

    dependable

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Able, or easily able to be depended on.
    • He was a very dependable person.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A reliable person or thing.
  • * {{quote-news, year=2009, date=June 7, author=Jeff Z. Klein, title=At Full Strength, Red Wings Dominate, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=But Datsyuk’s return rejuvenated the old dependables like Rafalski, Lidstrom and Marian Hossa, who consistently outshone Malkin and Crosby. }}