Definition of ASCRIBE

ascribe

Meanings

Verb

  • attribute or credit to
  • To attribute (a cause or characteristic) to someone or something.
  • To attribute (a book, painting, or any other work of art or literature) to a writer or creator.
  • To believe in or agree with; to subscribe.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English ascriben, from Old French ascrivre (“inscribe, attribute, impute”), from Latin āscrībere (“to state in writing”), equivalent to a- + scribe.

Scrabble Score: 11

ascribe is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
ascribe is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
ascribe is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

ascribe is a valid Words With Friends word