accredit

English

Etymology

French accréditer; à (Latin ad) + crédit credit. See credit.

Pronunciation

ac-cre*dit

• IPA: /əˈkrɛdɪt/

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Verb

accredit (third-person singular simple present accredits, present participle accrediting, simple past and past participle accredited)

1. (transitive) To put or bring into credit; to invest with credit or authority; to sanction.
   • (Can we date this quote?) William Cowper

     His censure will ... accredit his praises.

   • (Can we date this quote?) Thomas Shelton

     These reasons ... which accredit and fortify mine opinion.

2. (transitive) To send with letters credential, as an ambassador, envoy, or diplomatic agent; to authorize, as a messenger or delegate.
   • (Can we date this quote?) James Anthony Froude

     Beton ... was accredited to the Court of France. -

3. (transitive) To believe; to credit; to put trust in.
   • (Can we date this quote?) G. C. Lewis

     The version of early Roman history which was accredited in the fifth century.

   • (Can we date this quote?) Robert Southey

     He accredited and repeated stories of apparitions and witchcraft.

4. (transitive) To credit; to vouch for or consider (some one) as doing something, or (something) as belonging to some one

Derived terms

• accredit with
• accreditation
• accredited

Translations

To put or bring into credit; to invest with credit or authority; to sanction

Bulgarian: упълномощавам (bg) French: accréditer (fr) German: akkreditieren (de) Interlingua: accreditar Italian: accreditare (it)

Latin: accustor Portuguese: credenciar Spanish: acreditar (es) Swedish: ackreditera (sv)

To send with letters credential, as an ambassador, envoy, or diplomatic agent; to authorize, as a messenger or delegate.

Bulgarian: акредитирам (bg) Finnish: akkreditoida (fi) French: accréditer (fr) German: akkreditieren (de) Interlingua: accreditar

Italian: accreditare (it) Latin: accustor Portuguese: credenciar Spanish: acreditar (es)

To believe; to credit; to put trust in

Bulgarian: поверявам (bg), доверявам (bg)