accredit vs licence

accredit is not a noun while licence is a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
accredit	No	No	Yes	No
licence	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, licence is a hypernym of accredit; that is, licence is a word with a broader meaning than accredit:

Other hypernyms of accredit include certify, license.

accredit (noun)	licence (noun)
	a legal document giving official permission to do something
	freedom to deviate deliberately from normally applicable rules or practices (especially in behavior or speech)
	excessive freedom; lack of due restraint

accredit (verb)	licence (verb)
ascribe an achievement to	authorize officially
grant credentials to
provide or send (envoys or ambassadors) with official credentials