ascribe

əˈskraɪb

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Definition of ascribe - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

cause attributionattribute something to a cause

They ascribe their success to hard work and luck..

assign

attribute

credit

attributionconsider a quality as belonging to someone

She ascribes kindness to her teacher.

assign

attribute

credit

art

Rare

attribute a work of art to a creator

Rare

The painting is ascribed to Da Vinci.

assign

attribute

credit

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Origin of ascribe

Latin, ascribere (to write in)

Terms with ascribe included in their meaning

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set down

attributing

ascribe or attribute something

impute

theology

ascribe sin or righteousness to someone by substitution

accredit

attribution

ascribe an achievement or quality to someone

Examples of ascribe in a sentence

Historians ascribe the fall of the empire to multiple factors.
Many ascribe intelligence to her innovative ideas.
He tends to ascribe blame to others rather than himself.
Experts ascribe the sculpture to Michelangelo.
The manuscript is ascribed to an unknown author.

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French:attribuer, prêter, ...
German:zuschreiben, beimessen, ...
Italian:imputare, ascrivere, ...
Spanish:atribuir, asignar, ...
Portuguese:atribuir, creditar, ...
Chinese:归因于, 认为属于, ...
Japanese:原因を帰する, 帰属させる, ...
Arabic:عَزَا, نَسَبَ, ...
Hebrew:לְיַחֵס, לְיַיחֵס, ...
Russian:приписывать, приписать, ...
Ukrainian:відносити, приписати, ...
Hindi:कारण मानना, किसी में कोई गुण मानना, ...
Bengali:কারণ বলে ধরা, গুণ ধরা, ...
Catalan:atribuir, assignar, ...
Czech:přičítat, připsat, ...
Danish:tilskrive, attribuere, ...
Dutch:toeschrijven, toedichten, ...
Greek:αποδίδω, προσάπτω, ...
Hungarian:tulajdonítani, attribuálni, ...
Khmer:ចាត់ទុកថាបណ្តាលមកពី, ចាត់ទុកថាជាគុណលក្ខណៈរបស់, ...
Korean:돌리다, 속하다, ...
Persian:نسبت دادن, نسبت داد, ...
Polish:przypisywać, ...
Portuguese (BR):atribuir, creditar, ...
Romanian:a imputa, a considera, ...
Swedish:tillskriva, tilldela, ...
Thai:ถือว่าเกิดจาก, ยกให้, ...
Turkish:atfetmek, bağlamak, ...
Vietnamese:quy cho, gán, ...

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