accredit

Short definition from Wiktionary

Verb

1. 1
   To ascribe; attribute; credit with.
2. 2
   To put or bring into credit; to invest with credit or authority; to sanction.
3. 3
   To send with letters credential, as an ambassador, envoy, or diplomatic agent; to authorize, as a messenger or delegate.
4. 4
   To believe; to put trust in.
5. 5
   To enter on the credit side of an account book.
6. 6
   To certify as meeting a predetermined standard; to certify an educational institution as upholding the specified standards necessary for the students to advance.
7. 7
   To recognize as outstanding.
8. 8
   To credit.