Credit
Credit verb - To explain (something) as being the result of something else.
Usage example: has to credit his success in picking winning lottery numbers to pure luck
Lay is a synonym for credit in give topic. In some cases you can use "Lay" instead a verb "Credit", when it comes to topics like ascribe, accredit.
Common collocations
| member | credit member | lay member |
Both words in one sentence
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He will never lay claim to work actually performed by his subordinates, and will try to pass the credit to where it's due if it is misattributed to him.
Source: A Father to His Men - To be sure, he does lead himself, and freely shares credit, and the Space Wolves want to join him to lay claim to the glory.
Source: Glory Hound
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