Ascribe | Mean of ascribe in English Dictionary

/əˈskraɪb/

• Verb
• to say or think that (something) is caused by, comes from, or is associated with (something or someone)
1. They ascribed [=attributed] his illness to chemicals in his brain. [=they said his illness was caused by chemicals in his brain]
2. The author ascribes the economy's success to the current government. [=the author credits the current government with the economy's success]
3. She ascribes [=assigns] no importance to having lots of money. [=she does not believe that having lots of money is important]
4. These poems are usually ascribed to Homer. [=most people believe that these poems were written by Homer]
5. qualities that are usually ascribed to men [=qualities that many people think are typical of men]