ascribe
verb (used with object)
to credit or assign, as to a cause or source; attribute; impute.
ascribing
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present participleof ascribe.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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At the current $159 price tag, Jonas believes the market values SpaceX’s Starlink and rocket-launch business at $127 per share, ascribing just $32 of value to the company’s enterprise and consumer AI business.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026
“But tonight, Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett made it great again by ascribing to me an incident involving Ilya Shapiro.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 23, 2025
Wall Street is essentially ascribing the majority of future GLP-1/obesity market share to a duopoly—Lilly and Novo, notwithstanding competition.
From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2025
But, having no reason to demand a toxicology report and with their father ascribing the symptoms to Gisèle’s tendency to “overdo,” they were forced to accept vague diagnoses associated with aging.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 14, 2025
When it came to my choices, I tried to be somewhat unpredictable, to prevent anyone from ascribing any sort of message to what I wore.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
