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Definition ascribe in American English

ascribe verb

verb
/əˈskraɪb/
1

to believe something is the cause of something else

Example

Their defeat was ascribed to a poor defense.

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2

to believe that something is a typical quality of someone or something

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3

to believe that a particular person wrote a book or a piece of music, painted a picture, etc. so that people generally accept this to be true

Example

a work ascribed to Homer

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Definition ascribe in American English