ascribe
[ uh-skrahyb ]
/ əˈskraɪb /
verb (used with object), as·cribed, as·crib·ing.
to credit or assign, as to a cause or source; attribute; impute: The alphabet is usually ascribed to the Phoenicians.
to attribute or think of as belonging, as a quality or characteristic: They ascribed courage to me for something I did out of sheer panic.
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- ascorbic,
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- ascribed status,
- ascription,
- ascriptive,
- ascs,
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Origin of ascribe
Synonym study
1. See attribute.
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ascribe
/ (əˈskraɪb) /
verb (tr)
to credit or assign, as to a particular origin or periodto ascribe parts of a play to Shakespeare
to attribute as a quality; consider as belonging toto ascribe beauty to youth
Word Origin for ascribe
C15: from Latin ascrībere to enrol, from ad in addition + scrībere to write
usage
Ascribe is sometimes wrongly used where subscribe is meant: I do not subscribe (not ascribe) to this view
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