Synonyms for ascribe
əˈskraɪbas·cribe

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1. 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, refer

   Antonyms:
   deny, disconnect, dissociate, separate, sever, sunder

   Preposition:
   It is uncharitable to attribute evil motives to (archaic unto) others.

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1. ascribe

   Synonyms:
   assign, attribute, impute, refer, render, allege, charge

   Antonyms:
   deny, refuse, exclude, dissociate, disconnect, dissever

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1. impute, ascribe, assign, attributeverb

   attribute or credit to

   "We attributed this quotation to Shakespeare"; "People impute great cleverness to cats"

   Synonyms:
   depute, assign, delegate, designate, specify, attribute, portion, set apart, put, allot, impute, arrogate

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1. ascribeverb

   Synonyms:
   attribute, assign, refer, charge, lay, IMPUTE

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1. ascribeverb

   Synonyms:
   attribute, assign, impute

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1. List of paraphrases for "ascribe":

   attribute

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1. Napoleon (Hanlon’s Razor):

   Never ascribe to malice, that which can be explained by incompetence.

2. Milwaukee Alderman Bob Bauman:

   If this company sees fit to hire individuals who basically either ascribe to, belong to or [are] sympathetic with terrorist organizations, we’re going to have to take some action on a city level.

3. Ben Carson:

   People tend to ascribe to Adventism any weird thing they have heard about religion because they don't really know, adventism believes the entirety of the Bible.

4. Bernard Mandeville:

   The multitude will hardly believe the excessive force of education, and in the difference of modesty between men and women, ascribe that to nature, which is altogether owing to early instruction: Miss is scarce three years old, but she's spoke to every day to hide her leg, and rebuked in good earnest if she shows it; whilst little Master at the same age is bid to take up his coats, and piss like a man.

5. Brendan Hunt:

   I might have said a racial slur once or twice other times in my life. But that's not something that I believe, that's not something that I ascribe to. And it was said to kind of get a rise out of him and get him mad at me almost to see if he would even criticize me in any way.