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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Origin of ascribe
synonym study for ascribe
1. See attribute.
OTHER WORDS FROM ascribe
a·scrib·a·ble, adjectiveun·as·cribed, adjectiveWords nearby ascribe
ascorbase, ascorbate, ascorbic acid, ascospore, ascot, ascribe, ascribed status, ascription, ascriptive, ascs, ascu
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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
Derived forms of ascribe
ascribable, adjectiveWord Origin for ascribe
C15: from Latin ascrībere to enrol, from ad in addition + scrībere to write
usage for ascribe
Ascribe is sometimes wrongly used where subscribe is meant: I do not subscribe (not ascribe) to this view
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