Credit
Credit noun - Mental conviction of the truth of some statement or the reality of some being or phenomenon.
Usage example: I give full credit to this report on the prevalence of cheating among college students today
Discredit
Discredit verb - To think not to be true or real.
Usage example: I discredit the story that the old inn is haunted
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