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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