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- Accredit Ac*cred"it, 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.
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His censure will . . . accredit his praises.
--Cowper.
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These reasons . . . which accredit and fortify mine
opinion. --Shelton.
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2. To send with letters credential, as an ambassador, envoy,
or diplomatic agent; to authorize, as a messenger or
delegate.
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Beton . . . was accredited to the Court of France.
--Froude.
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3. To believe; to credit; to put trust in.
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The version of early Roman history which was
accredited in the fifth century. --Sir G. C.
Lewis.
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He accredited and repeated stories of apparitions
and witchcraft. --Southey.
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4. To credit; to vouch for or consider (some one) as doing
something, or (something) as belonging to some one.
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{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.
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With — With, prep. [OE. with, AS. wi? with, against; akin to AS. wi?er against, OFries. with, OS. wi?, wi?ar, D. weder, we[^e]r (in comp.), G. wider against, wieder gain, OHG. widar again, against, Icel. vi? against, with, by, at, Sw. vid at, by, Dan.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
with it — See: GET WITH IT … Dictionary of American idioms
with it — See: GET WITH IT … Dictionary of American idioms
With — With, n. See {Withe}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
with — preposition Etymology: Middle English, against, from, with, from Old English; akin to Old English wither against, Old High German widar against, back, Sanskrit vi apart Date: before 12th century 1. a. in opposition to ; against < had a fight with … New Collegiate Dictionary
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with — Acquaintance Ac*quaint ance, n. [OE. aqueintance, OF. acointance, fr. acointier. See {Acquaint}.] 1. A state of being acquainted, or of having intimate, or more than slight or superficial, knowledge; personal knowledge gained by intercourse short … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
with — Withe Withe (?; 277), n. [OE. withe. ????. See {Withy}, n.] [Written also {with}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A flexible, slender twig or branch used as a band; a willow or osier twig; a withy. [1913 Webster] 2. A band consisting of a twig twisted. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
with-it — adjective Date: 1959 socially or culturally up to date < the intelligent, disaffected, with it young Eliot Fremont Smith > … New Collegiate Dictionary
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