accredit: Meaning and Definition of

ac•cred•it

Pronunciation: (u-kred'it), [key]

— v.t.

to ascribe or attribute to (usually fol. by with): He was accredited with having said it.
to attribute or ascribe; consider as belonging: an invention accredited to Edison.
to provide or send with credentials; designate officially: to accredit an envoy.
to certify (a school, college, or the like) as meeting all formal official requirements of academic excellence, curriculum, facilities, etc.
to make authoritative, creditable, or reputable; sanction.
to regard as true; believe.