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Definitions from WordNet

Verb ascribe has 1 sense
  1. impute, ascribe, assign, attribute - attribute or credit to; "We attributed this quotation to Shakespeare"; "People impute great cleverness to cats"
    --1 is one way to judge
    Derived form: noun ascription2
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something to somebody
    Somebody ----s something PP

Definitions from the Web

Term: Ascribed

Part of Speech: Verb

Sense: To attribute or assign a quality or characteristic to someone or something.

Usage: In his book, the author ascribed intelligence to the main character.

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Part of Speech: Adjective

Sense: Describing something that is given or assigned rather than acquired naturally.

Usage: The ascribed social status affected her relationships with others.

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Part of Speech: Verb

Sense: To regard someone as having a particular quality or belief based on external characteristics.

Usage: They ascribed her success to her privileged background.

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