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Synonyms for ascribe
əˈskraɪbas·cribe
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ascribeverb
We may attribute to a person either that which belongs to him or that which we merely suppose to be his. We attribute to God infinite power. We may attribute a wrong intent to an innocent person. We may attribute a result, rightly or wrongly, to a certain cause; in such case, however, attribute carries always a concession of uncertainty or possible error. Where we are quite sure, we simply refer a matter to the cause or class to which it belongs or ascribe to one what is surely his, etc. Many diseases formerly attributed to witchcraft are now referred to the action of micro-organisms. We may attribute a matter in silent thought; we ascribe anything openly in speech or writing; King Saul said of the singing women, "They have ascribed unto David ten thousands, and to me they have ascribed but thousands." We associate things which may have no necessary or causal relation; as, we may associate the striking of a clock with the serving of dinner, tho the two are not necessarily connected. We charge a person with what we deem blameworthy. We may impute good or evil, but more commonly evil.
Synonyms:
assign, associate, attribute, attribute, charge, connect, impute, referAntonyms:
deny, disconnect, dissociate, separate, sever, sunderPreposition:
It is uncharitable to attribute evil motives to (archaic unto) others.
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List of paraphrases for "ascribe":
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#679 | put | |
#1453 | charge | |
#1819 | connect | |
#2475 | associate | |
#2884 | refer | |
#3269 | portion | |
#3823 | specify | |
#4389 | attribute | |
#8011 | assign | |
#9759 | render | |
#11722 | delegate | |
#13120 | designate | |
#34397 | allege | |
#45153 | allot | |
#52445 | ascribe | |
#93239 | impute | |
#154121 | depute | |
#248023 | arrogate |
How to use ascribe in a sentence?
I don't know why it is that the religious never ascribe common sense to God.
I believe life is a series of near misses. A lot of what we ascribe to luck is not luck at all. It's seizing the day and accepting responsibility for your future. It's seeing what other people don't see And pursuing that vision.
On President Trump’s on actually hurting Mexico with tariffs, “That might be his play, if we can ascribe any sophistication to it. That’s a big if, because he may just be insane.”
Some men look at constitutions with sanctimonious reverence, and deem them like the ark of the covenant, too sacred to be touched. They ascribe to the men of the preceding age a wisdom more than human, and suppose what they did to be beyond amendment.
Ideologically, I don't share much of a philosophy with him. I don't ascribe bad motives. I think his heart is in the right place. I just think his policies are wrong.
Translations for ascribe
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- نسب لArabic
- приписвамBulgarian
- zuschreibenGerman
- αποδίδωGreek
- alskribiEsperanto
- imputar, atribuir, adscribirSpanish
- liittää, johtua, yhdistää, aiheutuaFinnish
- attribuer, imputer, accuserFrench
- attribuire, ascrivereItalian
- לְשַׁיֵךHebrew
- ...에 돌리다Korean
- addīcōLatin
- toeschrijven, wijtenDutch
- tilskriveNorwegian
- atribuirPortuguese
- приписыватьRussian
- skrivaSwedish
- อ้างThai
- atfedilmişTurkish
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