ascribe

Meaning

Verb

• To attribute a cause or characteristic to someone or something.
• To attribute a book, painting or any work of art or literature to a writer or creator.
• To believe in or agree with; subscribe.

Related

Similar words

• attribute
• impute

Origin

• From Middle English ascriben, from Old French ascrivre ("inscribe, attribute, impute"), from Latin ascribo ("to state in writing"), equivalent to a- + scribe.