ascribe
/əˈskraɪb/
verb
- To attribute something to a cause, source, or person.
- Experts ascribe the ancient ruins to the Maya civilization.
- Many people ascribe the change in weather to climate shifts.
- She ascribes her success to daily practice and discipline.
- To consider something as belonging to or characteristic of someone or something.
- Historians ascribe great importance to the discovery of fire.
- Some cultures ascribe healing powers to certain plants.
- The poem ascribes human emotions to the natural world.
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