Definition of "ascribe" []

• 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. (verb-transitive)
• To assign as a quality or characteristic: was quick to ascribe jealousy to her critics. (verb-transitive)

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• "Do you as a Born Again ascribe to the “scriptures” that the sons of Ham are cursed with black skin?"
• "What he means by that is when some work or action is ascribed to someone the word ascribe is chosen because we are happy about whatever the story entails."
• "David asked about the word ascribe which literally means "to write.""