v. t. - To put or bring into credit; to invest with credit or authority; to sanction.
v. t. - To send with letters credential, as an ambassador, envoy, or diplomatic agent; to authorize, as a messenger or delegate.
v. t. - To believe; to credit; to put trust in.
v. t. - To credit; to vouch for or consider (some one) as doing something, or (something) as belonging to some one.