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Meanings of ascribe in English

Portuguese
imputar
Catalan
imputar
Spanish
atribuir

To attribute or credit to.

        imputar
        Usage of ascribe in English
        1
        However, we currently ascribe a low probability to this downside scenario occurring.
        Reuters
        2
        They may not ascribe to your limited perception of current school events.
        James Potter and the Morrigan Web
        3
        We may ascribe the following elements in our Christian thought to them:
        Some Christian Convictions / A Practical Restatement in Terms of...
        4
        It is bad enough, certainly; but I ascribe the report to calumny.
        Homeward Bound; Or, the Chase: A Tale of the Sea
        5
        Now, I do not ascribe these prejudices to Professor Franklyn in particular.
        James Potter and the Hall of Elders' Crossing
        6
        Yet Robert in his heart did not ascribe it wholly to logic.
        The Sun of Quebec: A Story of a Great Crisis
        7
        Certainly one could not ascribe such a 15-shot swing to the elements.
        The Irish Times
        8
        Nothing but our own pinchbeck ideas could ascribe to Him this pettiness.
        The Conquest of Fear
        9
        The tendency abroad is to ascribe more rather than less to adultery.
        Society: Its Origin and Development
        10
        Our remedies oft in ourselves do lie, which we ascribe to Heaven.-SHAKESPEARE
        Architects of Fate; Or, Steps to Success and Power
        11
        That is, if you want to ascribe the whole thing to Tillman.
        Radio NZ
        12
        To ascribe it to a fair opponent would be gross controversial unfairness.
        England's Case Against Home Rule
        13
        To whatever cause we ought to ascribe it does not much matter.
        Labrador Days / Tales of the Sea Toilers
        14
        But that doesn't mean we have to ascribe it to divine providence.
        Moonfall
        15
        I would ascribe their prosperity to the extreme conviviality of their world.
        The Mammoth Book of Steampunk
        16
        If you're the cynical sort, you'd ascribe the kerfuffle to genius marketing.
        The Irish Times
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        Translations for ascribe
        Portuguese
        imputaratribuir
        Ascribe through the time
        Ascribe across language varieties
        United Kingdom
        Common
        United States of America
        Less common