ascribed

[US]/ə'skraib/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. obtained or given arbitrarily (at birth, etc.)

Phrases & Collocations

ascribed to

Example Sentences

The play is usually ascribed to Shakespeare.

This invention is ascribed to Edison.

a quotation ascribed to Thomas Cooper.

an invention ascribed to the 15th century.

He ascribed his failure to objective conditions.

They ascribed their disaster to an unkind fate.

She ascribed difficulties to overspending.

He ascribed his failure to bad luck.

Darren ascribed his success to luck.

Men have ascribed their own characteristics to their gods.

he ascribed Jane's short temper to her upset stomach.

tough-mindedness is a quality commonly ascribed to top bosses.

ascribed the poor harvest to drought.See Synonyms at attribute

I ascribed the mistakes of my work to my incaution.

No one knows who wrote that play, but it is often ascribed to me.

He ascribed his good health to proper diet and exercise.

Resilience is a property of rubber. Anattribute is a quality that is ascribed to someone or something:

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