Found 1 items, similar to To credit with.
English → English (gcide) Definition: To credit with 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. [1913 Webster] How shall they credit A poor unlearned virgin? --Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To bring honor or repute upon; to do credit to; to raise the estimation of. [1913 Webster] You credit the church as much by your government as you did the school formerly by your wit. --South. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] To credit with, to give credit for; to assign as justly due to any one. [1913 Webster] Crove, Helmholtz, and Meyer, are more than any others to be credited with the clear enunciation of this doctrine. --Newman. [1913 Webster]