ascribe sth to sb/sth
formal— phrasal verb with ascribe uk/əˈskraɪb/us/əˈskraɪb/verb
to believe that a particular quality or feature belongs to someone or something:
People like to ascribe human feelings to animals.
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Analysing and evaluating
- analyse
- analyser
- analyst
- analytical
- analyze
- critical
- have the measure of sb/sth idiom
- inspect
- inspection
- interpretive
- investigate
- measure
- proof
- set great, little, etc. store by sth idiom
- sift
- sit
- sit in judgment on/over sb idiom
- size sth/sb up
- store
- survey
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ascription
noun [ U ] /əˈskrɪp.ʃən//əˈskrɪp.ʃən/formal
the ascription of our actions to our own responsibility
The ascription of the text to Gerves du Bus is questionable.
Most teachers would reject the ascription of particular traits to whole groups of children on the basis of social class.