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- [uh-skrahyb]
- /əˈskraɪb/
- /əˈskraɪb/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [uh-skrahyb]
- /əˈskraɪb/
Definitions of ascribe word
- verb ascribe If you ascribe an event or condition to a particular cause, you say or consider that it was caused by that thing. 3
- verb ascribe If you ascribe a quality to someone, you consider that they possess it. 3
- verb ascribe If you ascribe something such as a quotation or a work of art to someone, you say that they said it or created it. 3
- verb ascribe to credit or assign, as to a particular origin or period 3
- verb ascribe to attribute as a quality; consider as belonging to 3
- verb transitive ascribe to assign (something) to a supposed cause; impute; attribute 3
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Origin of ascribe
First appearance:
before 1400 One of the 24% oldest English words
1400-50; late Middle English < Latin ascrībere, equivalent to a- a-5 + scrībere to scribe2; replacing Middle English ascrive < Middle French. See shrive
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Parts of speech for Ascribe
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
ascribe popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 81% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for ascribe
verb ascribe
- attribute — If you attribute something to an event or situation, you think that it was caused by that event or situation.
- impute — to attribute or ascribe: The children imputed magical powers to the old woman.
- reference — pointer
- credit — If you are allowed credit, you are allowed to pay for goods or services several weeks or months after you have received them.
- charge — If you charge someone an amount of money, you ask them to pay that amount for something that you have sold to them or done for them.
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