Verb

(en verb)

To find out definitely; to discover or establish.

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As soon as we ascertain what the situation is, we can plan how to proceed.

Verb

(en verb)

To ascribe; attribute; credit with.

To put or bring into credit; to invest with credit or authority; to sanction.

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His censure will ... accredit his praises.

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These reasons ... which accredit and fortify mine opinion.

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. -

To believe; to put trust in.

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The version of early Roman history which was accredited in the fifth century.

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He accredited and repeated stories of apparitions and witchcraft.

To enter on the credit side of an account book.

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

The school was an accredited college.

To recognize as outstanding.

(literally) To credit.