ascribe

//əˈskraɪb//
C1Frequency Level 11Formal
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Verb

ascribeInfinitive
ascribePresent tense
ascribedPast tense
ascribedPast participle
ascribingPresent participle
ascribesThird-person singular
1

To attribute something to a cause, source, or origin.

Scientists ascribe the rise in temperature to climate change.

2

To regard a quality or feature as belonging to someone or something.

Many people ascribe human emotions to their pets.