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.

verb

deny , disapprove , reject

verb

ascribe , assign , charge , credit , refer , appoint , approve , authorize , certify , commission , empower , enable , endorse , entrust , guarantee , license , okay , recognize , sanction , vouch for , impute , lay , entitle , qualify , attribute , confirm , notarize , ratify , validate