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Scribes vs Ascribes - What's the difference?

scribes | ascribes |

As a noun scribes

is plural of lang=en.

As a verb ascribes is

third-person singular of ascribe.

scribes

English

Noun

(head)
  • ----

    ascribes

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (ascribe)
  • ----

    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

    Anagrams

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