ascribed; ascribing
: to refer to a supposed cause, source, or author : to say or think that (something) is caused by, comes from, or is associated with a particular person or thing
These poems are usually ascribed to Homer.
They ascribe most of their success to good timing and good luck.
She ascribes no importance to having a lot of money.
Examples of ascribe in a Sentence
ascribed their stunning military victory to good intelligence beforehand
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Nia Shumake, Essence, 15 May 2025
An Instagram account ascribed to Lanez said the rapper was stabbed 14 times — including seven wounds to his back, four to his torso, two to the back of his head and one to his face.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2025
There is another quality that some have ascribed to Mr. Myrie: his apparent nerdiness.
—Jeffery C. Mays, New York Times, 1 May 2025
For Powell to ascribe to the Fed a role in pushing back against Trump’s expressed economic ignorance reveals Powell as Trump’s equal on the matter of economics, and equally delusional.
—John Tamny, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2025
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“Ascribe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ascribe. Accessed 19 May. 2025.
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ascribe
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as·cribe
ə-ˈskrīb 
ascribed; ascribing
: to think of as coming from a specified cause, source, or author
a statement ascribed to Plato
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