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Word: accredit (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Verb:

  • transitive To believe; to credit; to put trust in.
  • transitive To credit; to vouch for or consider (some one) as doing something, or (something) as belonging to some one; as '''To accredit''' (one) '''with''' (something), to attribute something to him; as, Mr. Clay was '''accredited with''' these views; they '''accredit''' him '''with''' a wise saying.
  • transitive To put or bring into credit; to invest with credit or authority; to sanction.
  • transitive To send with letters credential, as an ambassador, envoy, or diplomatic agent; to authorize, as a messenger or delegate.

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