n.
Function: transitive verb
Etymology: partly from 1 credit; partly from Latin creditus, past participle
Date: circa 1530
1 : to trust in the truth of : BELIEVE <find his story hard to credit >
2 : to supply goods on credit to
3 archaic : to bring credit or honor upon
4 a : to enter upon the credit side of an account b : to place an amount to the credit of < credit his account with ten dollars>
5 a : to consider usually favorably as the source, agent, or performer of an action or the possessor of a trait < credit s him with an excellent sense of humor> b : to attribute to some person <they credit the invention to him>
synonyms see ASCRIBE