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Definition of ascribe verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

ascribe

verb
 
/əˈskraɪb/
 
/əˈskraɪb/
Word OriginMiddle English: from Latin ascribere, from ad- ‘to’ + scribere ‘write’.
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they ascribe
 
/əˈskraɪb/
 
/əˈskraɪb/
he / she / it ascribes
 
/əˈskraɪbz/
 
/əˈskraɪbz/
past simple ascribed
 
/əˈskraɪbd/
 
/əˈskraɪbd/
past participle ascribed
 
/əˈskraɪbd/
 
/əˈskraɪbd/
-ing form ascribing
 
/əˈskraɪbɪŋ/
 
/əˈskraɪbɪŋ/
Phrasal Verbs
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