credited

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credited

/ˈkɹɛd.ɪ.tɪd/ UK
/ˈkɹɛd.ɪ.tɪd/ US
[ˈkɹɛd.ɪ.ɾɪd] US
[ˈkɹɛɾ.ɪ.ɾɪd] US
/ˈkɹed.ɪ.tɪd/ Australia
[ˈkɹed.ɪ.ɾɪd] Australia

Where it comes from

From Latin credere (“to trust in”).

adjective more credited · most credited

Having something attributed to oneself. He was credited with the invention of the alarm clock.

verb

participle, past past participle of credit

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: attributable, acknowledged, recognized, granted, owed, allocated, appropriated, paid, registered, subscriber, accrued, scope, accredited, affected, incorporated, returned

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credited. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/credited

Chicago

"credited." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/credited.

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@misc{credited_2026,
  title = {credited},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/credited},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}