Friday, November 1, 2013

Wiktionary - Recent changes [en]: ascribe

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===Etymology===

  

===Etymology===
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From {{etyl|fro|en}} {{term|ascrivre||inscribe, attribute, impute|lang=fro}}, from {{etyl|la|en}} {{term/t|la|āscrībō}}, from {{term|ad||to|lang=la}} + {{term/t|la|scrībō||write}}, from {{etyl|ine-pro|en}} {{term/t|ine-pro|*skrep-}}, {{term/t|ine-pro|*skreb-||to engrave}}. Cognate with {{etyl|ang|-}} {{term|screpan||to scrape, scratch|lang=ang}}. More at {{l/en|at}}, {{l/en|scrape}}.

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From {{etyl|fro|en}} {{term|ascrivre||inscribe, attribute, impute|lang=fro}}, from {{etyl|la|en}} {{term/t|la|āscrībō}}, from {{term|ad||to|lang=la}} + {{term/t|la|scrībō||write}}, from {{etyl|ine-pro|en}} {{term/t|ine-pro|*skrep-}}, {{term/t|ine-pro|*skreb-||to engrave}}. Cognate with {{etyl|ang|-}} {{term|screpan||to scrape, scratch|lang=ang}}.
   
 

===Pronunciation===

  

===Pronunciation===

Latest revision as of 03:43, 2 November 2013

English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old French ascrivre ("inscribe, attribute, impute"), from Latin āscrībō, from ad ("to") + scrībō ("write"), from Proto-Indo-European *skrep-, *skreb- ("to engrave"). Cognate with Old English screpan ("to scrape, scratch").

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

ascribe (third-person singular simple present ascribes, present participle ascribing, simple past and past participle ascribed)

  1. (transitive) To attribute a cause or characteristic to someone or something.
    One may ascribe these problems to the federal government; however, at this stage it is unclear what caused them.
  2. (transitive) To attribute a book, painting or any work of art or literature to a writer or creator.
    It is arguable as to whether we can truly ascribe this play to Shakespeare.

Synonyms[edit]

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Derived terms[edit]

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Translations[edit]

attribute a cause or characteristic

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Verb[edit]

āscrībe

  1. second-person singular present active imperative of āscrībō
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