v.
(accredits, accrediting, accredited)
- give credit to (someone) for something.
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(accredit something to)
attribute something to.
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[often as adj. accredited]
give official authorization or recognition to.
- authorize (a diplomat or journalist) to be in a place or to hold a post.
Derivative
- accreditation n.
- accreditor n.
Etymology
C17: from Fr. accréditer, from a- (from L. ad ‘to, at’) + crédit ‘credit’.
