ascribe

Universal Words verb PHRASALVERBS ascribe sth to sb to consider or state that a book, etc. was written by a particular person SYNATTRIBUTE: This play is usually ascribed to Shakespeare. ascribe sth to sb/sth (formal) 1 to consider that sth is caused by a particular thing or person: He ascribed his failure to bad luck. 2 to consider that sb/sth has or should have a particular quality: We ascribe great importance to these policies. SYNATTRIBUTE ascribable adjective ~ to sb/sth: Their success is ascribable to the quality of their goods. ascription sth(: the ascription of meaning to objects and events