Then is your careless courage accoyed.
Spenser.
Ac*cred"it (k*krd"t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Accredited; p. pr. & vb. n. Accrediting.] [F. accréditer; à (L. ad) + crédit credit. See Credit.] 1. To put or bring into credit; to invest with credit or authority; to sanction.
His censure will . . . accredit his praises.
Cowper.
These reasons . . . which accredit and fortify mine opinion.
Shelton.
2. To send with letters credential, as an ambassador, envoy, or diplomatic agent; to authorize, as a messenger or delegate.
Beton . . . was accredited to the Court of France.
Froude.