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Ascribe vs Proscibe - What's the difference?

ascribe | proscibe |

ascribe

English

Verb

(ascrib)
  • To attribute a cause or characteristic to someone or something.
    • One may ascribe these problems to the federal government; however, at this stage it is unclear what caused them.
  • To attribute a book, painting or any work of art or literature to a writer or creator.
    • It is arguable as to whether we can truly ascribe this play to Shakespeare.

    Synonyms

    * attribute * impute

    Derived terms

    * ascribable

    Related terms

    * ascription * ascriptive

    Anagrams

    * ----

    proscibe

    Not English

    Proscibe has no English definition. It may be misspelled.