assign vs accredit

assign and accredit both are verbs.

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

As verbs, accredit is a hyponym of assign; that is, accredit is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than assign:

assign (verb)	accredit (verb)
select something or someone for a specific purpose	ascribe an achievement to
attribute or credit to	grant credentials to
decide as to where something belongs in a scheme	provide or send (envoys or ambassadors) with official credentials
attribute or give
transfer one's right to
give out
make undue claims to having
give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)