Etymology

accredit

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Today it means: To ascribe; attribute; credit with. Full definition →

French accréditer
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  1. French · derived fromaccréditer
  2. English todayaccredit

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

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