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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024as•cribe /əˈskraɪb/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object + to + object], -cribed, -crib•ing. - to believe or consider (something or someone) to be the cause or source of (something):She ascribed her failures to bad luck.
- to believe that (something) was made or done by (someone):ascribed this painting to Picasso.
as•crip•tion /əˈskrɪpʃən/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]See -scrib-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024as•cribe (ə skrīb′),USA pronunciation v.t., -cribed, -crib•ing. - to credit or assign, as to a cause or source;
attribute;
impute:The alphabet is usually ascribed to the Phoenicians. - to attribute or think of as belonging, as a quality or characteristic:They ascribed courage to me for something I did out of sheer panic.
- Middle French. See shrive
- Latin ascrībere, equivalent. to a- a-5 + scrībere to scribe2; replacing Middle English ascrive
- late Middle English 1400–50
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See attribute.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: ascribe /əˈskraɪb/ vb (transitive)- to credit or assign, as to a particular origin or period
- to attribute as a quality; consider as belonging to: to ascribe beauty to youth
Etymology: 15th Century: from Latin ascrībere to enrol, from ad in addition + scrībere to writeasˈcribable adj USAGE
Ascribe is sometimes wrongly used where subscribe is meant: I do not subscribe (not ascribe) to this view |