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Definition of: ascribe
(ə·skrīb′) v.t. as·cribed, as·crib·ing
1. To refer, as to a cause or source; attribute; impute.
2. To consider or declare as belonging or being due or appropriate; assign as a quality or attribute. See synonyms under ATTRIBUTE. [<L ascribere <ad- to + scribere write]
—as·crib·a·ble (ə·skrī′bə·bəl) adjective
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