How can you give credence to a person like Henry?
•I can't give any credence to Donald.
•He tells lies. Don't give credence to what he says.
•Please don't give credence to that newspaper article.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
credence — cre|dence [ˈkri:dəns] n [U] [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: Medieval Latin credentia, from Latin credere to believe, trust, give to someone to keep safe ] formal the acceptance of something as true give credence to sth (=to believe or… … Dictionary of contemporary English
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