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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-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 : [ freedict:eng-hun ]
to accredit /tʊ ɐkɹˈɛdɪt/
1. megbízólevéllel ellát
2. akkreditál
From Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) : [ bouvier ]
TO ACCREDIT, international law. The act by which a diplomatic agent is
acknowledged by the government near which he is sent. This at once makes his
public character known, and becomes his protection.
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