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Verb
  1. 1
    To attribute (a cause or characteristic) to someone or something. transitive

    "One may ascribe these problems to the federal government; however, at this stage it is unclear what caused them."

  2. 2
    attribute or credit to wordnet
  3. 3
    To attribute (a book, painting, or any other work of art or literature) to a writer or creator. transitive

    "It is arguable as to whether we can truly ascribe this play to Shakespeare."

  4. 4
    To believe in or agree with; to subscribe. nonstandard

    "A survey of the literature reveals that many who have commented on the signaling of animals ascribe to the view that all of their communicative signals are manifestations of emotion or affect."

Etymology

From Middle English ascriben, from Old French ascrivre (“inscribe, attribute, impute”), from Latin āscrībere (“to state in writing”), equivalent to a- + scribe.

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