Associations to the word «Ascribe»

Wiktionary

ASCRIBE, verb. (transitive) To attribute a cause or characteristic to someone or something.
ASCRIBE, verb. (transitive) To attribute a book, painting or any work of art or literature to a writer or creator.

Dictionary definition

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

Wise words

Abuse of words has been the great instrument of sophistry and chicanery, of party, faction, and division of society.
John Adams