ascribable
verb (used with object), as·cribed, as·crib·ing.
1.
to credit or assign, as to a cause or source; attribute; impute: The alphabet is usually ascribed to the Phoenicians.
2.
to attribute or think of as belonging, as a quality or characteristic: They ascribed courage to me for something I did out of sheer panic.
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| —vb | |
| 1. | to credit or assign, as to a particular origin or period: to ascribe parts of a play to Shakespeare |
| 2. | to attribute as a quality; consider as belonging to: to ascribe beauty to youth |
| [C15: from Latin ascrībere to enrol, from ad in addition + scrībere to write] | |
| usage Ascribe is sometimes wrongly used where subscribe is meant: I do not subscribe (not ascribe) to this view | |
| as'cribable | |
| —adj | |
| ascribe (əˈskraɪb) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to credit or assign, as to a particular origin or period: to ascribe parts of a play to Shakespeare |
| 2. | to attribute as a quality; consider as belonging to: to ascribe beauty to youth |
| [C15: from Latin ascrībere to enrol, from ad in addition + scrībere to write] | |
| usage Ascribe is sometimes wrongly used where subscribe is meant: I do not subscribe (not ascribe) to this view | |
| as'cribable | |
| —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
ascribe
mid-14c., ascrive, from O.Fr. ascrivre "to attribute, inscribe," from L. ascribere "to write in, to add to in a writing," from ad- "to" + scribere "to write" (see script). Spelling restored 16c.
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