ascribe
About 1.53 uses per million words.
Meaning
- verb 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.
- verb 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.
- verb To believe in or agree with; to subscribe.
Similar words
impute attribute assign arrogate confer grant refer give allocate allot
Often followed by
to the it a this all them their any his
Word family
ascribable ascribed ascribes ascribing
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