accredo

accredo

Latin

Alternative forms

  • adcrēdō

Etymology

    From ad- (to, toward, at) + crēdō (to believe, confide in).

    Pronunciation

    Verb

    accrēdō (present infinitive accrēdere, perfect active accrēdidī, supine accrēditum); third conjugation

    1. to believe, to yield one's belief to another
    2. to accord belief, believe fully

    Conjugation

    References

    • accredo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
    • accredo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
    • accredo”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.