Ascribe: meaning, definitions and examples
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ascribe
[ ษหskraษชb ]
formal
To attribute something to a particular cause or source.
Synonyms
Examples of usage
- The author ascribed the success of the book to his editor.
- She ascribed her talent to years of practice.
formal
To regard something as being due to or based on.
Synonyms
ascribe to, chalk up, impute
Examples of usage
- He ascribed the error to a misunderstanding.
- She ascribed his anger to stress.
Translations
Translations of the word "ascribe" in other languages:
๐ต๐น atribuir
๐ฎ๐ณ เคธเฅเคเคชเคจเคพ
๐ฉ๐ช zuschreiben
๐ฎ๐ฉ mengaitkan
๐บ๐ฆ ะฟัะธะฟะธััะฒะฐัะธ
๐ต๐ฑ przypisywaฤ
๐ฏ๐ต ๅธฐใใ (ใใใ)
๐ซ๐ท attribuer
๐ช๐ธ atribuir
๐น๐ท atfetmek
๐ฐ๐ท ๊ท์ํ๋ค
๐ธ๐ฆ ูุนุฒู
๐จ๐ฟ pลipisovat
๐ธ๐ฐ pripisovaลฅ
๐จ๐ณ ๅฝๅ ไบ (guฤซ yฤซn yรบ)
๐ธ๐ฎ pripisovati
๐ฎ๐ธ tilskrifa
๐ฐ๐ฟ ัะฐาฃั
๐ฌ๐ช แแแแฌแแ แ
๐ฆ๐ฟ aid etmษk
๐ฒ๐ฝ atribuir
Word origin
The word 'ascribe' originated from the Latin word 'ascribere', which means 'to write in, to add to'. The term has been in use in English since the late 15th century. Originally used in a more literal sense of attributing a text or writing to a specific author or source, it has evolved to encompass a broader range of attributions and assignments.
See also: circumscribed, inscribed, prescribe, scribble, scribe, scribes, scribing, scrivener, subscribe, subscriber, subscription, transcribe.