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

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke