ascribe
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ascribe
- /əˈskɹaɪb/ UK, US
Rhymes with -aɪb
Where it comes from
From Middle English ascriben, from Old French ascrivre (“inscribe, attribute, impute”), from Latin āscrībere (“to state in writing”), equivalent to a- + scribe.
verb ascribes · ascribing · ascribed
- To regard as arising from a specified cause or source. One may ascribe these problems to the federal government; however, at this stage it is unclear what caused them.
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To attribute (a book, painting, or any other work of art or literature) to a writer or creator.
It is arguable as to whether we can truly ascribe this play to Shakespeare.
Similar: attribute
- To believe in or agree with; to subscribe. 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.
Similar: accredit, ascribe, attach, attribute, chalk up to, charge, draw, impute, lay, put down to, repose
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verb to attribute a cause or characteristic to
| Español | adscribir, arrogar |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 歸咎 /归咎 guījiù, 歸功 /归功 guīgōng, 歸因 /归因 guīyīn |
| Português | atribuir |
| Français | imputer, attribuer, prêter |
| Deutsch | zurückführen, zuschreiben |
| Italiano | ascrivere |
| Română | atribui |
| Русский | припи́сывать pripísyvatʹ, приписа́ть pripisátʹ |
| עברית | ייחס, יִחֵס yikhés |
verb to attribute a work to its creator
| Español | adscribir, arrogar |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 归功于, 归于 guīyú |
| Français | attribuer |
| Deutsch | zuschreiben |
| Italiano | attribuire |
| Română | atribui |
| Русский | припи́сывать pripísyvatʹ, приписа́ть pripisátʹ |
| العربية | نَسَبَ nasaba, عَزَا ʕazā |
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