misascribe

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misascribe

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From mis- + ascribe.

verb misascribes · misascribing · misascribed

transitive To ascribe wrongly. Some people misascribe the works of Shakespeare to other writers.
Similar: misattribute

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"misascribe." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/misascribe. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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misascribe. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/misascribe

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"misascribe." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/misascribe.

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@misc{misascribe_2026,
  title = {misascribe},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/misascribe},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}