accredit something to someone

accredit something to someone
accredit something to someone
to assign or attribute a deed to someone; to assign or attribute praise to someone. (Often passive.) •

We can accredit this great success to Fred and his committee.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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  • accredit — verb (accredits, accrediting, accredited) 1》 give credit to (someone) for something.     ↘(accredit something to) attribute something to. 2》 [often as adjective accredited] give official authorization or recognition to. 3》 authorize (a diplomat… …   English new terms dictionary

  • accreditation — accredit ► VERB (accredited, accrediting) 1) (accredit to) attribute (something) to (someone). 2) give official authorization to. 3) send (a diplomat or journalist) to a particular place or post. DERIVATIVES accreditation noun …   English terms dictionary

  • ascribe — ascribe, attribute, impute, assign, refer, credit, accredit, charge mean to lay something (creditable, discreditable, or neutral) to the account of a person or thing. The first four of these words are often used interchangeably without marked… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • attribute — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. quality, trait, property; see characteristic , quality 1 . See Synonym Study at quality . v. Syn. ascribe, credit, impute, assign, refer to, trace to, connect, give credit, accredit, associate, attach, put down to, set down …   English dictionary for students

  • recognise — verb 1. show approval or appreciation of My work is not recognized by anybody! The best student was recognized by the Dean • Syn: ↑recognize • Hypernyms: ↑prize, ↑value, ↑treasure, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

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