Added 9 October 2026
ascribe
/əˈskɹaɪb/ verb
In Latin: addīcō Wiktionary
verb Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about ascribe at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
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Attribute or credit to.
We attributed this quotation to Shakespeare
Origin
From Middle English ascriben, from Old French ascrivre (“inscribe, attribute, impute”), from Latin āscrībere (“to state in writing”), equivalent to a- + scribe.
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