Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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.

Source : WordNet®

accredit
     v 1: grant credentials to; "The Regents officially recognized the
          new educational institution"; "recognize an academic
          degree" [syn: {recognize}, {recognise}]
     2: provide or send (envoys or embassadors) with official
        credentials
     3: give credit for; "She was not properly credited in the
        program" [syn: {credit}]