Ascribes

//əˈskɹaɪbz//

Synonyms for "ascribes" (43 found)

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Closest matches (9)

Verb(3 words)

attribute impute accredit

impute attribute accredit adduce advance affix

Strong matches (13)

allege apply arrogate assign attach attach to charge cite conjecture

Verb(4 words)

assign attach chalk up to charge

Related words (21)

connect with credit delegate fasten fix give guess insinuate lay pin on place put qualify refer relate saddle surmise

Verb(4 words)

draw lay put down to repose

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2 relation types

form of

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related to

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ascribe

Sample sentences

3 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

He ascribes his failure to bad luck.

Source: tatoeba (298755)

He ascribes his poverty to bad luck.

Source: tatoeba (303199)

Margaret Mead ascribes to the Balinese she studied an inability to follow complex directions. I ask, "What of her ability to express complex directions in Balinese?"

Source: tatoeba (2135204)

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