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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024as•crip•tion (ə skrip′shən),USA pronunciation n. - the act of ascribing.
- a statement ascribing something, esp. praise to the Deity.
Also, adscription. - Latin ascrīptiōn- (stem of ascrīptiō) a written addition. See a-5, script, -ion
- 1590–1600
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: ascription /əˈskrɪpʃən/, adscription /ədˈskrɪpʃən/ n - the act of ascribing
- a statement ascribing something to someone, esp praise to God
Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin ascrīptiō, from ascrībere to ascribe as•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.
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