Dis‐cred″it, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Discredited; p. pr. & vb. n.Discrediting.] [Cf. F. discréditer.] 1. To refuse credence to; not to accept as true; to disbelieve; as, the report is discredited.
2. To deprive of credibility; to destroy confidence or trust in; to cause disbelief in the accuracy or authority of.
An occasion might be given to the... papists of discrediting our common English Bible. Strype.
2. To deprive of credit or good repute; to bring reproach upon; to make less reputable; to disgrace.
He... least discredits his travels who returns the same man he went. Sir H. Wotton.