Accredit has 4 different meanings across 1 category:
Verb
grant credentials to
"The Regents officially recognized the new educational institution"
"recognize an academic degree"
provide or send (envoys or embassadors) with official credentials
ascribe an achievement to
"She was not properly credited in the program"
To ascribe; attribute; credit with.
The word first appeared in English in the 1610s, borrowed from the French verb accréditer. It combines the prefix à meaning "to" with crédit, originally conveying the sense of giving someone credit or trust.