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Tuesday word: Ascribe
Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2023
Ascribe (verb)
as·cribe [uh-skrahyb]
verb (used with object) as·cribed, as·crib·ing.
1. to credit or assign, as to a cause or source; attribute; impute: The alphabet is usually ascribed to the Phoenicians.
2. to attribute or think of as belonging, as a quality or characteristic: They ascribed courage to me for something I did out of sheer panic.
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH ASCRIBE
proscribe, subscribe
OTHER WORDS FROM ASCRIBE
a·scrib·a·ble, adjective
un·as·cribed, adjective
WORDS RELATED TO ASCRIBE
attribute, impute, accredit, charge, credit, lay, refer, reference, hang on, pin on, set down
See synonyms for ascribe on Thesaurus.com
SYNONYM STUDY FOR ASCRIBE
1. See attribute.
ORIGIN: 1400–50; late Middle English < Latin ascribere, equivalent to a-a- + scribere to scribe; replacing Middle English ascrive < Middle French. See shrive
HOW TO USE ASCRIBE IN A SENTENCE
Different boycotters will ascribe different meanings to the same act.
WHAT DOES THE ASA BOYCOTT MEAN? THEY DON’T KNOW. | JAY MICHAELSON | DECEMBER 4, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
The mother would ascribe some of his courage to him having been a Marine for eight years.
THE STORY OF AN UNSUNG 9/11 HERO | MICHAEL DALY | SEPTEMBER 11, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
Yet neither expressed any interest in the legend that so many people want to ascribe to the man.
THE BIN LADEN OF HIS DAY? A NEW BIOGRAPHY OF GERONIMO | MARC WORTMAN | DECEMBER 5, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
To the contrary, they ascribe to the belief that more guns on campus, in the hands of the right people, will make them safer.
141ST ANNUAL MEETING: NRA GETS IN TOUCH WITH ITS FEMININE SIDE | MICHAEL AMES | APRIL 16, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
All they have to do is attribute or ascribe as much income as possible to foreign subsidiaries.
15 TOP CORPORATE TAX DODGERS | THE DAILY BEAST | MARCH 28, 2011 | THE DAILY BEAST
Ascribe (verb)
as·cribe [uh-skrahyb]
verb (used with object) as·cribed, as·crib·ing.
1. to credit or assign, as to a cause or source; attribute; impute: The alphabet is usually ascribed to the Phoenicians.
2. to attribute or think of as belonging, as a quality or characteristic: They ascribed courage to me for something I did out of sheer panic.
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH ASCRIBE
proscribe, subscribe
OTHER WORDS FROM ASCRIBE
a·scrib·a·ble, adjective
un·as·cribed, adjective
WORDS RELATED TO ASCRIBE
attribute, impute, accredit, charge, credit, lay, refer, reference, hang on, pin on, set down
See synonyms for ascribe on Thesaurus.com
SYNONYM STUDY FOR ASCRIBE
1. See attribute.
ORIGIN: 1400–50; late Middle English < Latin ascribere, equivalent to a-a- + scribere to scribe; replacing Middle English ascrive < Middle French. See shrive
HOW TO USE ASCRIBE IN A SENTENCE
Different boycotters will ascribe different meanings to the same act.
WHAT DOES THE ASA BOYCOTT MEAN? THEY DON’T KNOW. | JAY MICHAELSON | DECEMBER 4, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
The mother would ascribe some of his courage to him having been a Marine for eight years.
THE STORY OF AN UNSUNG 9/11 HERO | MICHAEL DALY | SEPTEMBER 11, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
Yet neither expressed any interest in the legend that so many people want to ascribe to the man.
THE BIN LADEN OF HIS DAY? A NEW BIOGRAPHY OF GERONIMO | MARC WORTMAN | DECEMBER 5, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
To the contrary, they ascribe to the belief that more guns on campus, in the hands of the right people, will make them safer.
141ST ANNUAL MEETING: NRA GETS IN TOUCH WITH ITS FEMININE SIDE | MICHAEL AMES | APRIL 16, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
All they have to do is attribute or ascribe as much income as possible to foreign subsidiaries.
15 TOP CORPORATE TAX DODGERS | THE DAILY BEAST | MARCH 28, 2011 | THE DAILY BEAST
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