Definition of: accredit

(ə·kred′it) v.t.
1. To furnish or send with credentials, as an ambassador; authorize.
2. To vouch for officially; certify as fulfilling requirements.
3. To enter on the credit side of the ledger; give credit for.
4. To attribute to: with with: I accredited my foes with as much wit as my friends.
5. To accept as true; believe.
6. To confer acceptance or favor on; Her actions do not tend to accredit her words. [<F accréditer < à to (<L ad-) + crédit CREDIT]