accredit vs credit

accredit

verb
  • To believe; to put trust in. 

  • To certify as meeting a predetermined standard; to certify an educational institution as upholding the specified standards necessary for the students to advance. 

  • To enter on the credit side of an account book. 

  • To send with letters credential, as an ambassador, envoy, or diplomatic agent; to authorize, as a messenger or delegate. 

  • To put or bring into credit; to invest with credit or authority; to sanction. 

  • To credit. 

  • To ascribe; attribute; credit with. 

  • To recognize as outstanding. 

credit

verb
  • To believe; to put credence in. 

  • To acknowledge the contribution of. 

  • To bring honour or repute upon; to do credit to; to raise the estimation of. 

  • To add to an account. 

noun
  • Reliance on the truth of something said or done; faith; trust. 

  • A source of value, distinction or honour. 

  • A person's credit rating or creditworthiness, as represented by their history of borrowing and repayment (or non payment). 

  • A unit of currency used in a fictional universe or timeframe. 

  • The time given for payment for something sold on trust. 

  • Written titles and other information about the TV program or movie shown at the beginning and/or end of the TV program or movie. 

  • Acknowledgement of a contribution, especially in the performing arts. 

  • An addition to certain accounts; the side of an account on which payments received are entered. 

  • A reduction in taxes owed, or a refund for excess taxes paid. 

  • A nominal unit of value assigned outside of a currency system. 

  • Recognition for having taken a course (class). 

  • A course credit, a credit hour – used as measure if enough courses have been taken for graduation. 

  • Recognition, respect and admiration. 

  • A privilege of delayed payment extended to a buyer or borrower on the seller's or lender's belief that what is given will be repaid. 

How often have the words accredit and credit occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )