asc
ribe
Third Person
ascribes
Present Participle
ascribing
Past Tense
ascribed
Past Participle
ascribed
1
to attribute a particular quality, cause, or origin to someone or something
- Many historians ascribe the fall of the empire to a combination of economic and military factors.
- She tends to ascribe her success to hard work and perseverance.
- Some cultures ascribe natural phenomena to the actions of deities or spirits.
- He ascribed his frequent headaches to the high level of stress at work.
- The teacher ascribed the students' improved performance to the new interactive curriculum.