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as·cribe
 ascribe
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- pronunciation:
skraIb
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Parts
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transitive verb |
| inflections: |
ascribes, ascribing, ascribed |
| definition 1: |
to attribute (something) to a particular cause or source.
I ascribed her nervousness to the fact that her exams were coming up.The invention of the radio is often ascribed to Guglielmo Marconi.- synonyms:
- attribute, impute
- similar words:
- accredit, arrogate, attach, chalk up
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| definition 2: |
to consider as belonging, esp. as a characteristic or trait.
I wrongly ascribed honesty to this man, and I paid a terrible price for it.- synonyms:
- attribute
- similar words:
- accredit, arrogate, associate, connect, lay, link
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| related words: |
affix, attribute |
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| derivation: |
ascribable (adj.) |
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