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Meaning of 'ascribe' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Ascribe [ v. t.]
- To attribute, impute, or refer, as to a cause; as, his death was ascribed to a poison; to ascribe an effect to the right cause; to ascribe such a book to such an author.
- To attribute, as a quality, or an appurtenance; to consider or allege to belong.

Meaning of 'ascribe' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . ascribe [ v]
Meaning (1):
- attribute or credit to
Example in sentence:
  • People impute great cleverness to cats;
  • We attributed this quotation to Shakespeare

Nearby Words:

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