ascribe
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Middle English ascriben, from Latin āscrībō, from ad (“to”) + scrībō (“write”), from Proto-Indo-European *skrep-, *skreb- (“to engrave”). Cognate with Old English screpan (“to scrape, scratch”). More at at, scrape.
[edit] Pronunciation
[edit] Verb
ascribe (third-person singular simple present ascribes, present participle ascribing, simple past and past participle ascribed)
- (transitive) To attribute a cause or characteristic to someone or something.
- One may ascribe these problems to the federal government; however, at this stage it is unclear what caused them.
- (transitive) To attribute a book, painting or any work of art or literature to a writer or creator.
- It is arguable as to whether we can truly ascribe this play to Shakespeare.
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[edit] Translations
attribute a cause or characteristic
attribute a book, etc
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[edit] Latin
[edit] Verb
āscrībe
- second-person singular present active imperative of āscrībō
