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Discredit \Dis*cred"it\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Discredited}; p.
pr. & vb. n. {Discrediting}.] [Cf. F. discr['e]diter.]
1. To refuse credence to; not to accept as true; to
disbelieve; as, the report is discredited.
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2. To deprive of credibility; to destroy confidence or trust
in; to cause disbelief in the accuracy or authority of.
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An occasion might be given to the . . . papists of
discrediting our common English Bible. --Strype.
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2. To deprive of credit or good repute; to bring reproach
upon; to make less reputable; to disgrace.
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He. . . least discredits his travels who returns the
same man he went. --Sir H.
Wotton.
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discredited \discredited\ adj.
1. being brought into disrepute; as, a discredited
politician.

Syn: damaged.
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2. suffering shame.

Syn: disgraced, dishonored, shamed.
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3. having been shown to be incorrect; as, a discredited
theory or policy.
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