gives credit
Names the source
To give credit is to acknowledge someone's contribution, achievement, or role in something.
When you give credit where it's due, you recognize the person responsible for an idea or accomplishment rather than ignoring their part or claiming it yourself.
She always gives credit to her team when projects succeed.
The phrase also applies to financial contexts, where giving credit means extending a loan or allowing someone to pay later.
- appreciatesRecognizes merit in
- quotesRepeated words, verbatim
- citesMentions as support
- thanksExpression of appreciation
- praisesVerbally commends
annotates · references · sources · name drops · recognizes · footnotes · underwrites · documents · commends · acknowledges · hat tip · lends · celebrates · attributes · respects · honors · trusts · paraphrases
gives creditplagiarizes
Steals intellectual work
overlooks · appropriates · downplays · marginalizes · buries
gives creditblames
Holds at fault
faults · scapegoats · criticizes · condemns · accuses
gives creditdoubts
Feelings of uncertainty
disbelieves · distrusts · questions · discredits · dismisses
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