ascribe

• Verbe utilisé pour attribuer quelque chose à une cause, une source ou une origine.

A verb used to attribute something to a cause, source, or origin.

1. Attribute to a causeC1formal

   To regard something as being caused by someone or something.

   Attribuer à une cause

   • The success of the project was ascribed to the team's hard work.
   • Many historians ascribe the fall of the empire to economic decline.
   • She ascribed her recovery to the new treatment.

   Synonymesaccreditassignattributechargecreditimputeput downset down

2. Attribute to a personC1formal

   To consider that a work, statement, or quality belongs to a particular person.

   Attribuer à une personne

   • This painting is ascribed to the Renaissance master.
   • The quote is often ascribed to Shakespeare, though its origin is uncertain.
   • They ascribe great wisdom to the old professor.

   Synonymesaccreditassignattributecreditimpute