(ascribe something to something) to believe something is the cause of something else
Their defeat was ascribed to a poordefence.
Synonyms and related words
To have an opinion or opinions
think
believe in
say
2
(ascribe something to someone/something) to believe that something is a typical quality of someone or something
He ascribesmelodramaticbehaviour to teenagers in general.
Synonyms and related words
To have an opinion or opinions
think
believe in
say
3
(ascribe something to someone) to believe that a particular person wrote a book or a piece of music, painted a picture etc so that people generally accept this to be true
a workascribed to Homer
Synonyms and related words
To have an opinion or opinions
think
believe in
say
ascribe
verb
US /əˈskraɪb/
Word Forms
present tense
I/you/we/they
ascribe
he/she/it
ascribes
present participle
ascribing
past tense
ascribed
past participle
ascribed
phrasal verb
ascribe to
transitive
Word Forms
present tense
I/you/we/they
ascribe to
he/she/it
ascribes to
present participle
ascribing to
past tense
ascribed to
past participle
ascribed to
formal
1
(ascribe something to something) to believe something is the cause of something else
Their defeat was ascribed to a poordefense.
Synonyms and related words
To have an opinion or opinions
think
believe in
say
2
(ascribe something to someone/something) to believe that something is a typical quality of someone or something
He ascribesmelodramaticbehavior to teenagers in general.
Synonyms and related words
To have an opinion or opinions
think
believe in
say
3
(ascribe something to someone) to believe that a particular person wrote a book or a piece of music, painted a picture, etc. so that people generally accept this to be true