Definition of ascribe Ascribe
/ʌskɹajˈb/ - [uskrayb] - as•cribe
We found 8 definitions of ascribe from 6 different sources.
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What does ascribe mean?
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| ascribe - attribute or credit to; "We attributed this quotation to Shakespeare"; "People impute great cleverness to cats" | ||
| impute, assign, attribute | ||
| pass judgment, evaluate, judge form a critical opinion of; "I cannot judge some works of modern art"; "How do you evaluate this grant proposal?" "We shouldn't pass judgment on other people" | ||
| impute attribute or credit to; "We attributed this quotation to Shakespeare"; "People impute great cleverness to cats" | ||
| carnalize, sensualize debase through carnal gratification | ||
| credit have trust in; trust in the truth or veracity of | ||
| reattribute attribute to another source | ||
| anthropomorphise, anthropomorphize ascribe human features to something | ||
| personate, personify attribute human qualities to something; "The Greeks personated their gods ridiculous" | ||
| accredit, credit ascribe an achievement to; "She was not properly credited in the program" | ||
| blame, charge attribute responsibility to; "We blamed the accident on her"; "The tragedy was charged to her inexperience" | ||
| externalise, externalize, project present for consideration, examination, criticism, etc.; "He proposed a new plan for dealing with terrorism"; "She proposed a new theory of relativity" | ||
| interiorise, interiorize, internalise, internalize incorporate within oneself; make subjective or personal; "internalize a belief" | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- ascribe (v. t.)
To attribute, impute, or refer, as to a cause; as, his death was ascribed to a poison; to ascribe an effect to the right cause; to ascribe such a book to such an author. - ascribe (v. t.)
To attribute, as a quality, or an appurtenance; to consider or allege to belong.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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ascribe
To attribute or credit to.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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ascribe
a-skrīb′, v.t. to attribute, impute, or assign.—adj. Ascrib′able.—n. Ascrip′tion, act of ascribing or imputing: any expression of ascribing, or any formula for such, like the one ascribing glory to God repeated at the end of a sermon. [L. ascribĕre, -scriptum—ad, to, scrib-ĕre, to write.]
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🔤- ascribe, verb, present, 1st person singular of ascribe (infinitive).
- ascribe, verb (infinitive).
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