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ascribe
as·cribe A0455600 (ə-skrīb′)tr.v. as·cribed, as·crib·ing, as·cribes 1. To regard as arising from a specified cause or source: "Other people ascribe his exclusion from the canon to an unsubtle form of racism" (Daniel Pinchbeck). See Synonyms at attribute.2. To regard as belonging to or produced by a specified agent, place, or time: ascribed the poem to Shakespeare. [Middle English ascriben, from Old French ascrivre, from Latin ascrībere : ad-, ad- + scrībere, to write; see skrībh- in Indo-European roots.] a·scrib′a·ble adj.ascribe (əˈskraɪb) vb (tr) 1. to credit or assign, as to a particular origin or period: to ascribe parts of a play to Shakespeare. 2. to attribute as a quality; consider as belonging to: to ascribe beauty to youth. [C15: from Latin ascrībere to enrol, from ad in addition + scrībere to write] asˈcribable adjUsage: Ascribe is sometimes wrongly used where subscribe is meant: I do not subscribe (not ascribe) to this viewas•cribe (əˈskraɪb) v.t. -cribed, -crib•ing. 1. to credit or assign, as to a cause or source. 2. to attribute or think of as belonging, as a quality or characteristic. [1375–1425; Middle English ascriven < Middle French ascrivre < Latin ascrībere=a- a-5 + scribere to write; see scribe1] a•scrib′a•ble, adj. syn: See attribute. ascribe Past participle: ascribed Gerund: ascribing
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I ascribe | you ascribe | he/she/it ascribes | we ascribe | you ascribe | they ascribe |
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I ascribed | you ascribed | he/she/it ascribed | we ascribed | you ascribed | they ascribed |
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I am ascribing | you are ascribing | he/she/it is ascribing | we are ascribing | you are ascribing | they are ascribing |
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I have ascribed | you have ascribed | he/she/it has ascribed | we have ascribed | you have ascribed | they have ascribed |
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I was ascribing | you were ascribing | he/she/it was ascribing | we were ascribing | you were ascribing | they were ascribing |
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I had ascribed | you had ascribed | he/she/it had ascribed | we had ascribed | you had ascribed | they had ascribed |
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I will ascribe | you will ascribe | he/she/it will ascribe | we will ascribe | you will ascribe | they will ascribe |
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I will have ascribed | you will have ascribed | he/she/it will have ascribed | we will have ascribed | you will have ascribed | they will have ascribed |
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I will be ascribing | you will be ascribing | he/she/it will be ascribing | we will be ascribing | you will be ascribing | they will be ascribing |
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I have been ascribing | you have been ascribing | he/she/it has been ascribing | we have been ascribing | you have been ascribing | they have been ascribing |
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I will have been ascribing | you will have been ascribing | he/she/it will have been ascribing | we will have been ascribing | you will have been ascribing | they will have been ascribing |
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I had been ascribing | you had been ascribing | he/she/it had been ascribing | we had been ascribing | you had been ascribing | they had been ascribing |
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I would ascribe | you would ascribe | he/she/it would ascribe | we would ascribe | you would ascribe | they would ascribe |
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I would have ascribed | you would have ascribed | he/she/it would have ascribed | we would have ascribed | you would have ascribed | they would have ascribed | ThesaurusVerb | 1. | ascribe - attribute or credit to; "We attributed this quotation to Shakespeare"; "People impute great cleverness to cats"attribute, impute, assignpass judgment, evaluate, judge - form a critical opinion of; "I cannot judge some works of modern art"; "How do you evaluate this grant proposal?" "We shouldn't pass judgment on other people"impute - attribute (responsibility or fault) to a cause or source; "The teacher imputed the student's failure to his nervousness"carnalize, sensualize - ascribe to an origin in sensationcredit - give someone credit for something; "We credited her for saving our jobs"reattribute - attribute to another sourceanthropomorphise, anthropomorphize - ascribe human features to somethingpersonate, personify - attribute human qualities to something; "The Greeks personated their gods ridiculous"credit, accredit - ascribe an achievement to; "She was not properly credited in the program"blame, charge - attribute responsibility to; "We blamed the accident on her"; "The tragedy was charged to her inexperience"externalise, externalize, project - regard as objectiveinteriorise, interiorize, internalise, internalize - incorporate within oneself; make subjective or personal; "internalize a belief" |
ascribeverb attribute, credit, refer, charge, assign, put down, set down, impute Doctors ascribed the child's death to a hole in the heart.Usage: Ascribe is sometimes used where subscribe is meant: I do not subscribe (not ascribe) to this view of music.ascribeverbTo regard as belonging to or resulting from another:accredit, assign, attribute, charge, credit, impute, lay, refer.Translationsascribe (əˈskraib) verb to think of as done or caused by someone or something. He ascribed his success to the help of his friends. 把...歸因於 把...归于ascribe
ascribe (something) to (something)To attribute something to a person or source. Unless you want the teacher to think you're plagiarizing, be sure to ascribe all of your quotes to the proper sources. Can you believe this ludicrous statement that's been ascribed to the CEO?See also: ascribeascribe something to someone or somethingto attribute something to someone or something; to assert that something has been caused by someone or something. Please do not ascribe that attitude to my friends. We ascribed the offensive action to Jill and only Jill.See also: ascribeascribe
Synonyms for ascribeverb attributeSynonyms- attribute
- credit
- refer
- charge
- assign
- put down
- set down
- impute
Synonyms for ascribeverb to regard as belonging to or resulting from anotherSynonyms- accredit
- assign
- attribute
- charge
- credit
- impute
- lay
- refer
Synonyms for ascribeverb attribute or credit toSynonymsRelated Words- pass judgment
- evaluate
- judge
- impute
- carnalize
- sensualize
- credit
- reattribute
- anthropomorphise
- anthropomorphize
- personate
- personify
- accredit
- blame
- charge
- externalise
- externalize
- project
- interiorise
- interiorize
- internalise
- internalize
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