licence vs accredit

licence is a noun but accredit is not a noun.

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

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

Other hyponyms of licence include franchise, charter, recognise, recognize.

licence (noun)	accredit (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

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