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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Accredit \Ac*cred"it\, v. t. [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.
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              His censure will . . . accredit his praises.
                                                    --Cowper.
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              These reasons . . . which accredit and fortify mine
              opinion.                              --Shelton.
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     2. To send with letters credential, as an ambassador, envoy,
        or diplomatic agent; to authorize, as a messenger or
        delegate.
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              Beton . . . was accredited to the Court of France.
                                                    --Froude.
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     3. To believe; to credit; to put trust in.
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              The version of early Roman history which was
              accredited in the fifth century.      --Sir G. C.
                                                    Lewis.
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              He accredited and repeated stories of apparitions
              and witchcraft.                       --Southey.
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     4. To credit; to vouch for or consider (some one) as doing
        something, or (something) as belonging to some one.
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     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.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Accredit \Ac*cred"it\ ([a^]k*kr[e^]d"[i^]t), v. t. [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 English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  accrediting
     vb.
     (present participle of en accredit nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  accrediting
     vb.
     (present participle of en accredit nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  accrediting
     vb.
     (present participle of en accredit nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  accrediting
     vb.
     (present participle of en accredit nocat=1)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  accrediting
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm a ccredit ing)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  accrediting
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en accredit ordform=prespart)
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb accredit)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Accrediting /ɐkɹˈɛdɪtɪŋ/
  التّفويض

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  accrediting /ɐkɹˈɛdɪtɪŋ/
  Akkreditierung , Beglaubigung 
     Synonym: accreditation
  
   see: security accreditation
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  accrediting /ɐkɹˈɛdɪtɪŋ/
  akkreditierend, beglaubigend, bestätigend, bevollmächtigend
   see: accredit, accredited
  

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/əˈkɹɛdətɪŋ/


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