ascribe

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English ascriben, from Old French ascrivre (“inscribe, attribute, impute”), from Latin āscrībere (“to state in writing”), equivalent to a- +‎ scribe. === Pronunciation === (UK, US) IPA(key): /əˈskɹaɪb/ Rhymes: -aɪb === Verb === ascribe (third-person singular simple present ascribes, present participle ascribing, simple past and past participle ascribed) (transitive) To attribute (a cause or characteristic) to someone or something. Synonyms: accredit, attribute, impute; see also Thesaurus:ascribe (transitive) To attribute (a book, painting, or any other work of art or literature) to a writer or creator. Synonym: attribute (nonstandard, with to) To believe in or agree with; to subscribe. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ascription ascriptive ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === Brescia, carbies, caribes == Latin == === Verb === āscrībe second-person singular present active imperative of āscrībō