(+ to) to refer or attribute (something) to a supposed cause or source
The doctor ascribed her symptoms to a lack of fresh air
to attribute (a quality) to a person or thing
the healing properties ascribed to this plant
to attribute (a work of art or literature) to somebody
The painting known as ‘The Bravo’ is ascribed variously to Titian and Giorgione
ascribable adj
ascription noun
[Middle English ascriven via French from Latin ascribere, from ad- + scribere to write]