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ascribere — Same as adscribere … Ballentine's law dictionary
Ascribe — As*cribe , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ascribed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Ascribing}.] [L. ascribere, adscribere, to ascribe; ad + scribere to write: cf. OF. ascrire. See {Scribe}.] 1. To attribute, impute, or refer, as to a cause; as, his death was ascribed… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Ascribed — Ascribe As*cribe , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ascribed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Ascribing}.] [L. ascribere, adscribere, to ascribe; ad + scribere to write: cf. OF. ascrire. See {Scribe}.] 1. To attribute, impute, or refer, as to a cause; as, his death was… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Ascribing — Ascribe As*cribe , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ascribed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Ascribing}.] [L. ascribere, adscribere, to ascribe; ad + scribere to write: cf. OF. ascrire. See {Scribe}.] 1. To attribute, impute, or refer, as to a cause; as, his death was… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Ascription — As*crip tion, n. [L. ascriptio, fr. ascribere. See {Ascribe}.] The act of ascribing, imputing, or affirming to belong; also, that which is ascribed. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Ascriptitious — As crip*ti tious, a. [L. ascriptitius, fr. ascribere.] 1. Ascribed. [1913 Webster] 2. Added; additional. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] An ascriptitious and supernumerary God. Farindon. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ascribe — transitive verb (ascribed; ascribing) Etymology: Middle English, from Latin ascribere, from ad + scribere to write more at scribe Date: 15th century to refer to a supposed cause, source, or author • ascribable adjective Synonyms: ascribe,… … New Collegiate Dictionary
ascription — noun Etymology: Late Latin ascription , ascriptio, from Latin, written addition, from ascribere Date: 1598 1. the act of ascribing ; attribution 2. arbitrary placement (as at birth) in a particular social status … New Collegiate Dictionary
adscript — /ad skript/, adj. 1. written after (distinguished from subscript). n. 2. an adscript character. Cf. inferior (def. 11), superior (def. 12). [1715 25; < L a(d)scriptus (ptp. of ascribere to ASCRIBE), equiv. to ad AD + script … Universalium
ascribe — ascribable, adj. /euh skruyb /, v.t., ascribed, ascribing. 1. to credit or assign, as to a cause or source; attribute; impute: The alphabet is usually ascribed to the Phoenicians. 2. to attribute or think of as belonging, as a quality or… … Universalium
