Definition of "accredit"

(transitive) To ascribe; attribute; credit with.  examples

(transitive) To put or bring into credit; to invest with credit or authority; to sanction.  quotations  examples

(transitive) To send with letters credential, as an ambassador, envoy, or diplomatic agent; to authorize, as a messenger or delegate.  quotations  examples

(transitive) To believe; to put trust in.  quotations  examples

(transitive) To enter on the credit side of an account book.  examples

(transitive) To certify as meeting a predetermined standard; to certify an educational institution as upholding the specified standards necessary for the students to advance.  examples

(transitive) To recognize as outstanding.  examples

(transitive, literally) To credit.  examples