† encreditv.
Obsolete. rare.
To gain credit for (a person). In quot. 1642 reflexive.
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the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > reputation > good repute > do oneself credit [verb (reflexive)] > gain credit
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1642 D. Rogers Naaman 436 Thinking to encredit and ingratiate themselves into their affections.
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