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.
Origin of ascribe
synonym study for ascribe
1. See
attribute.
OTHER WORDS FROM ascribe
a·scrib·a·ble, adjective un·as·cribed, adjectiveWords nearby ascribe
ascorbase,
ascorbate,
ascorbic acid,
ascospore,
ascot,
ascribe,
ascribed status,
ascription,
ascriptive,
ascs,
ascu
Example sentences from the Web for ascribe
British Dictionary definitions for ascribe
ascribe
/ (əˈskraɪb) /
verb (tr)
to credit or assign, as to a particular origin or period
to ascribe parts of a play to Shakespeare
to attribute as a quality; consider as belonging to
to 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)
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