accredit

Definition

To ascribe; attribute; credit with.

Etymology

* First attested in the 1610s. * From French accréditer, from à (“to”) + to credit, from crédit (“credit”). * See credit.

Example Sentences

• "Nationalisms often accredit all the unemployment issues to immigration."
• "February 17, 1793, William Cowper, letter to Samuel Rose, Esq. His censure will […] accredit his praises."
• "these reasons […] which accredit and fortify mine opinion."