Ascribe

/əˈskraɪb/

Meaning & Definition

verb

To attribute or assign something to a particular cause, source, or origin.

The critics ascribe the film's success to its innovative storytelling.

To regard a quality as belonging to someone or something.

She ascribes great importance to education in her life.

To assign a characteristic or value to a particular person or thing.

Historians often ascribe the invention of the telephone to Alexander Graham Bell.

To attribute an action or statement to a particular person.

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.

Give credit to

You can totally ascribe that brilliant idea to him!

Blame on

They ascribed the chaos to his poor planning.