ascribe
IPA: ʌskrˈaɪb
verb
- (transitive) To attribute a cause or characteristic to someone or something.
- (transitive) To attribute a book, painting or any work of art or literature to a writer or creator.
- (nonstandard, with to) To believe in or agree with; subscribe.
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Examples of "ascribe" in Sentences
- The man ascribed the mistake to his sister.
- Hithertofore only ascribed to the gods, to the divinity.
- Certain cultures ascribe superstitions to the act of yawning.
- The portal gate of the gardens is to ascribe to Nicola Salvi.
- At the time, many ascribed this to the poor timing of the album.
- You are confusing the first to ascribe the values of the second.
- To ascribe a source of the correlation is to commit the regression fallacy.
- In the Neijing, most illnesses were ascribed to imbalances in the organism.
- A tale and encomium for St Nicholas the Wonderworker is ascribed to Ephraim.
- The reality to which the various attributes are ascribed is one and indivisible.
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