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ascribe
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as·cribe  (-skrb)
tr.v. as·cribed, as·crib·ing, as·cribes
1. To attribute to a specified cause, source, or origin: "Other people ascribe his exclusion from the canon to an unsubtle form of racism" (Daniel Pinchbeck). See Synonyms at attribute.
2. To assign as a quality or characteristic: was quick to ascribe jealousy to her critics.

[Middle English ascriben, from Old French ascrivre, from Latin ascrbere : ad-, ad- + scrbere, to write; see skrbh- in Indo-European roots.]

a·scriba·ble adj.

ascribe
Verb
[-cribing, -cribed]
1. to attribute, as to a particular origin: headaches which may be ascribed to stress
2. to consider that (a particular quality) is possessed by something or someone: specific human qualities are ascribed to each of the four elements [Latin ad in addition + scribere to write]
ascription n
USAGE: Ascribe is sometimes used where subscribe is meant: I do not subscribe (not ascribe) to this view.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.ascribe - attribute or credit to; "We attributed this quotation to Shakespeare"; "People impute great cleverness to cats"
pass judgment, evaluate, judge - form a critical opinion of; "I cannot judge some works of modern art"; "How do you evaluate this grant proposal?" "We shouldn't pass judgment on other people"
impute - attribute (responsibility or fault) to a cause or source; "The teacher imputed the student's failure to his nervousness"
impute - attribute (responsibility or fault) to a cause or source; "The teacher imputed the student's failure to his nervousness"
carnalize, sensualize - ascribe to an origin in sensation
credit - give someone credit for something; "We credited her for saving our jobs"
reattribute - attribute to another source
anthropomorphise, anthropomorphize - ascribe human features to something
personate, personify - attribute human qualities to something; "The Greeks personated their gods ridiculous"
credit, accredit - ascribe an achievement to; "She was not properly credited in the program"
blame, charge - attribute responsibility to; "We blamed the accident on her"; "The tragedy was charged to her inexperience"
externalise, externalize, project - regard as objective
interiorise, interiorize, internalise, internalize - incorporate within oneself; make subjective or personal; "internalize a belief"

ascribe
verb attribute, credit, refer, charge, assign, put down, set down, impute
USAGE Ascribe is sometimes used where subscribe is meant: I do not subscribe (not ascribe) to this view of music.
Translations
ascribe [əˈskraɪb] vt to ascribe sth to → atribuir algo a

ascribe [əˈskraɪb] vt to ascribe sth to → attribuer qch à [+ blame]; imputer qch à

ascribe [əˈskraɪb] vt to ascribe sth to → etw zuschreiben +dat;
(cause) → etw zurückführen auf +acc

ascribe [əˈskraɪb] vt to ascribe sth to → attribuire qc a

ascribe
v ascribe [əˈskraib]
to think of as done or caused by someone or something He ascribed his success to the help of his friends. toeskryf نَسَب إلى، عَزا إلى приписвам připsat, přičítat (někomu) tilskrive; tillægge zuschreiben αποδίδω atribuir (a) (kellegi, millegi) arvele panema نسبت دادن؛ وابسته دانستن lukea ansioksi attribuer (à) לְיָחֵס @@@לְייָחֵס$$$ आरोपण करना pripisivati tulajdonít menganggap eigna, kenna attribuire ~に帰する ...의 탓으로 하다 priskirti piedēvēt disebabkan oleh toeschrijven tillegge, tilskrive przypisywać atribuir a pune pe seama приписывать pripisovať (niekomu) pripisovati pripisati tillskriva, tillerkänna คิดว่าเป็นเหตุผล ...-e bağlamak 把...歸於 приписувати نتیجہ خیال کرنا ، باعث جاننا gán cho; đổ tại ...


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