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Synonyms for accredit

  • verb

Most common

appoint entrust ascribe impute

All synonyms

Verb

1. Authorize — to ascribe; attribute; credit with

authorize UK US, authorise UK, ascribe, appoint, impute, commission, entrust, empower, delegate, charge, charre UK, lay, attribute, put down to, chalk up to, depute, assign

Other

credit, recognize UK US, recognise UK, believe

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To ascribe; attribute; credit with.

    Nationalisms often accredit all the unemployment issues to immigration.

Related words

Word family
accreditation accredited accredition

Forms

Past participle
accredited
e.g. accredited → authorized, ascribed, appointed, imputed…

Example sentences

  • appoint Just appoint the time and place and I'll be there.
  • entrust I wouldn't entrust Tom with such an important task.
  • ascribe What value should I ascribe to that statement?

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
accreditsteady
appointfalling
entruststeady
ascribesteady
imputesteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters
lay1
6 letters
charge1, credit2, assign2, depute, impute2, charre
7 letters
believe2, appoint2, empower3, entrust2, ascribe2
8 letters
delegate3
9 letters
recognize3, recognise3, attribute3, authorize3, authorise
10 letters
commission3

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (credit2 = 2 syllables).