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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Accredit \Ac*cred"it\, verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Accredited}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Accrediting}.] [F. accr['e]diter; ['a] (L. ad) + cr['e]dit credit. See {Credit}.]
1. 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.
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. --Froude.
3. 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.
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.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
accredit
verb
1: grant credentials to; "The Regents officially recognized the new educational institution"; "recognize an academic degree" [syn: {recognize}, {recognise}]
2: provide or send (envoys or embassadors) with official credentials
3: give credit for; "She was not properly credited in the program" [syn: {credit}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
109 Moby Thesaurus words for "accredit": OK, accept, account for, accredit with, accrete to, acknowledge, affirm, amen, apply to, approve, ascribe to, assign, assign to, attach to, attest, attribute, attribute to, authenticate, authorize, autograph, blame, blame for, blame on, bring home to, certify, charge, charge on, charge to, charter, commend, commission, commit, confess, confirm, connect with, consign, cosign, countersign, credit, credit with, delegate, depute, deputize, detach, detail, devolute, devolve, devolve upon, empower, enable, endorse, entrust, fasten upon, father upon, fix on, fix upon, give in charge, give permission, give the go-ahead, give the imprimatur, give thumbs up, hang on, impute, impute to, initial, introduce, lay, lay to, license, mission, notarize, pass, pass on, pass upon, permit, pin on, pinpoint, place upon, point to, post, present, ratify, recommend, refer, refer to, rubber stamp, saddle on, saddle with, sanction, say amen to, seal, second, send out, set down to, settle upon, sign, sign and seal, subscribe to, support, swear and affirm, swear to, transfer, undersign, underwrite, validate, visa, vise, vouch for, warrant
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