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Accredit  v. t.  (past & past part. accredited; pres. part. accrediting)  
1.
To put or bring into credit; to invest with credit or authority; to sanction. "His censure will... accredit his praises." "These reasons... which accredit and fortify mine opinion."
2.
To send with letters credential, as an ambassador, envoy, or diplomatic agent; to authorize, as a messenger or delegate. "Beton... was accredited to the Court of France."
3.
To believe; to credit; to put trust in. "The version of early Roman history which was accredited in the fifth century." "He accredited and repeated stories of apparitions and witchcraft."
4.
To credit; to vouch for or consider (some one) as doing something, or (something) as belonging to some one. 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.






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Words linked to "Accredit" :   licence, assign, charge, ascribe, accreditation, Foreign Service, recognize, recognise, impute, appoint, credit, license



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