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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. 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.
  • v. To assign as a quality or characteristic: was quick to ascribe jealousy to her critics.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To attribute a cause or characteristic to someone or something.
  • v. To attribute a book, painting or any work of art or literature to a writer or creator.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. To attribute, impute, or refer, as to a cause
  • v. To attribute, as a quality, or an appurtenance; to consider or allege to belong.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To add in writing; append (one's name) to a document, etc.; subscribe.
  • To inscribe or dedicate.
  • To enroll or register.
  • To attribute, impute, or refer, as to a cause or source; assign; set down: as, losses are often to be ascribed to imprudence.
  • To attribute, as a quality or an appurtenance; consider or allege to belong.
  • Synonyms Attribute, Refer, etc. See attribute.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. attribute or credit to
  • Verb Form
    ascribed    ascribes    ascribing   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    evaluate    pass judgment    judge   
    Cross Reference
    attribute    accredit   
    Hyponym
    Form
    ascribable   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    impute    attribute   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Scribe    bribe    circumscribe    describe    gibe    imbibe    inscribe    jibe    oversubscribe    prescribe