Meaning & Definition of word "Ascribe"

Ascribe

/əˈskraɪb/

1. To attribute or assign something to a particular cause, source, or origin.
- Example: The critics ascribe the film's success to its innovative storytelling.
2. To regard a quality as belonging to someone or something.
- Example: She ascribes great importance to education in her life.
3. To assign a characteristic or value to a particular person or thing.
- Example: Historians often ascribe the invention of the telephone to Alexander Graham Bell.
4. To attribute an action or statement to a particular person.
- Example: The quote is often ascribed to Albert Einstein.

●Late Middle English: from Latin ascribere, from ad- 'to' + scribere 'to write'.

ascribe to:

To attribute something to a particular cause or source.

ascribed to:

Regarded as belonging to or attributed to someone or something.

ascribing motives:

Attributing reasons or intentions to someone's actions.

attribute:

To regard something as being caused by someone or something.

impute:

To attribute or ascribe a fault or misconduct to someone.

assign:

To allocate someone or something to a designated place.

Meaning: Give credit to

● Example Sentence: You can totally ascribe that brilliant idea to him!

Meaning: Blame on

● Example Sentence: They ascribed the chaos to his poor planning.