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transitive verb, -cribed, -cribing.
1. to think of as caused by or coming from; assign or attribute (to).
△Ex. The police ascribed the automobile accident to fast driving. The author of this tale is unknown, but it is ascribed to the brothers Grimm.
2. to consider as belonging (to).
△Ex. Men have ascribed their own characteristics to their gods.
adj. ascribable.