Ascription vs Ascribe - What's the difference?
ascription | ascribe | Related terms |
The act, or an instance, of ascribing a quality, characteristic, quotation, artistic work or other thing to someone or something.
To attribute a cause or characteristic to someone or something.
To attribute a book, painting or any work of art or literature to a writer or creator.
Ascribe is a related term of ascription.
As a noun ascription
is the act, or an instance, of ascribing a quality, characteristic, quotation, artistic work, or other thing to someone or something.As a verb ascribe is
to attribute a cause or characteristic to someone or something.ascription
English
Noun
(en-noun)ascribe
English
Verb
(ascrib)- One may ascribe these problems to the federal government; however, at this stage it is unclear what caused them.
- It is arguable as to whether we can truly ascribe this play to Shakespeare.