English
Etymology
French accréditer; à (Latin ad) + crédit credit. See credit.
Pronunciation
ac-cre*dit
IPA: /��kr�dɪt/
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Verb
en-verb
- transitive To put or bring into credit; to invest with credit or authority; to sanction.
#:*His censure will ... accredit his praises. - Cowper
#:*These reasons ... which accredit and fortify mine opinion. - Shelton
- transitive 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. - Froude
- transitive To believe; to credit; to put trust in.
#:*The version of early Roman history which was accredited in the fifth century. - Sir G. C. Lewis
#:*He accredited and repeated stories of apparitions and witchcraft. - Southey
- 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.
Derived terms
accreditation
accredited
Translations
French: accréditer
German: akkreditieren
Interlingua: accreditar
Italian: accreditare
Portuguese: acreditar
Spanish: acreditar
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