Ascribe (Verb)

Meaning

Attribute or credit to; "We attributed this quotation to Shakespeare"; "People impute great cleverness to cats".

Classification

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting.

Examples

• Her fans ascribe her success to her hard work and dedication to her craft.
• The artist's talent for painting is often ascribed to the years she spent studying under the great masters.
• Historians ascribe the development of democracy to the ancient Greeks.
• The unusual phenomenon can be ascribed to a freak weather condition.
• Some people ascribe magical properties to the rare plant due to its unique healing abilities.

Synonyms

• Attribute
• Assign
• Impute

Hypernyms

• Judge
• Evaluate

Hyponyms

• Interiorise
• Project
• Personify
• Externalise
• Impute
• Sensualize
• Reattribute
• Interiorize
• Blame
• Credit
• Accredit
• Internalize
• Anthropomorphize

Related Words

• Ascription (noun)
• Ascribable (adjective)