ascribe

Verb

Verb Forms: ascribed, ascribing, ascribes

To attribute something to a particular cause or source.
attribute or credit to
To attribute (a cause or characteristic) to someone or something.
To attribute (a book, painting, or any other work of art or literature) to a writer or creator.
To believe in or agree with; to subscribe.

Examples

I ASCRIBE my loss to his uncanny ability to draw the last S.
It is arguable as to whether we can truly ascribe this play to Shakespeare.
One may ascribe these problems to the federal government; however, at this stage it is unclear what caused them.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English ascriben, from Old French ascrivre (“inscribe, attribute, impute”), from Latin āscrībere (“to state in writing”), equivalent to a- + scribe.

Synonyms

assign, attribute, impute, accredit

Scrabble Score: 11

ascribe: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
ascribe: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
ascribe: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

ascribe: valid Words With Friends Word