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Credit \Cred"it\ (kr[e^]d"[i^]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
{Credited}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Crediting}.]
1. To confide in the truth of; to give credence to; to put
trust in; to believe.
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How shall they credit
A poor unlearned virgin? --Shak.
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2. To bring honor or repute upon; to do credit to; to raise
the estimation of.
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You credit the church as much by your government as
you did the school formerly by your wit. --South.
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3. (Bookkeeping) To enter upon the credit side of an account;
to give credit for; as, to credit the amount paid; to set
to the credit of; as, to credit a man with the interest
paid on a bond.
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{To credit with}, to give credit for; to assign as justly due
to any one.
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Crove, Helmholtz, and Meyer, are more than any
others to be credited with the clear enunciation of
this doctrine. --Newman.
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