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accreditare

to accredit

verb ahk-kreh-dee-TAH-reh Rare

Also means

to credit

Usage Note

Accreditare takes avere as its auxiliary. In diplomatic contexts it means to formally accredit an ambassador; in financial contexts it means to credit an account (accreditare una somma sul conto = to credit a sum to the account); in a broader sense it means to lend credibility to someone or something. The noun is accredito.

Examples

"La banca ha accreditato lo stipendio."

Natural Translation

The bank credited the salary.

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