/ əˈskraɪb; NAmE / verb
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PHRASAL VERBS
- ascribe sth to sb
- ascribe sth to sb/sth
► ascrib·able adjective ascribable to sb/sth :
Their success is ascribable to the quality of their goods.
► ascrip·tion / əˈskrɪpʃn; NAmE / noun [ C , U ] ascribable (to sb/sth) :
the ascription of meaning to objects and events
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle English : from Latin ascribere , from ad- to + scribere write.