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as·cribe (ə-skrīb́)

[Middle English ascriben, from Old French ascrivre, from Latin ascrībere, ad-, ad-, + scrībere, to write.]

transitive verb: -cribed, -crib·ing, -cribes. 

  1. To attribute to a specified cause, source, or origin: “Other people ascribe his exclusion from the canon to an unsubtle form of racism” (Daniel Pinchbeck) See synonyms at attribute
  2. To assign as a quality or characteristic: was quick to ascribe jealousy to her critics.

derivatives

a·scrib́a·ble
adjective